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The future:A city lies in ruins. Human skulls litter the ground. 'Move, you Hounds! Move! Run them down!' orders the diabolical mutant-hating Ahab, who holds chains connected to several mutants, including Rachel Summers. Ahab instructs the Hounds to sniff out those wayward mutants, so that he, the Hound-Master can out them in their graves. Rachel comes to a halt: 'What is it, girl? Caught a scent, have you?' Ahab asks, before grinning as he looms over her and tells her that all the fear, desperation, dancing through that brain of hers – ringing like a dirge through her head – the sweet death knell of mutantkind!
Now:London, England, where Rachel – now known as Rachel Grey – walks down a street, near where a woman and her daughter lay flowers at a memorial site. 'I wonder who they lost' a voice muses. Rachel reports that the woman lost a husband, and the girl a father. She adds that he had only discovered he was a mutant a little over a year ago. She reveals that he could turn electricity into music, and thought that attending a rally would help him meet others like himself. His family came with him, they wanted to support him, and when the Terrigen Cloud passed through, they were unaffected, but he died three days later, and two dozen others shared his fate.
Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto stands behind Rachel. She asks him how he found her. 'After what happened with my father... with Cyclops... I've done everything I can toget  the hell away from the X-Men. Especially X-Men of the terrorist variety' Rachel declares. 'And yet you haven't turned your back on the mutant race. You mourn our losses. I respect that' Magneto tells Rachel, explaining that it is for that reason he has given her space – until now.
Magneto looks over at a group of young people who walk past, many of them on mobile devices. 'Sad – is it not? That others do not feel our pain in the same way' he remarks, while a horrified Rachel reads their thoughts: '...would've died soon enough anyway...', '...lost cause...', '...putting them out of their misery...', '...a couple of people turned into Inhumans here...', '...cloud changed them...'
Wide-eyed, Rachel announces that the people are barely concerned with the mutants who died because of the T-Mists – they are more curious about the new Inhumans who were born here. 'Ah. Yes, I would have expected as much' Magneto frowns. He reminds Rachel that the cloud gives Inhumans their powers, and poisons mutants. 'For most people, it is easier to revel in life than it is to lament death' Magneto adds.
Rachel asks him why he is here, and tells him that the last she heard, he was on some grand crusade against the enemies of their people. 'And so I am' Magneto confirms. He reports that a new Inhuman has emerged, one with the ability to foretell the future, and this young man, Ulysses, is being used to predict and prevent catastrophes. He adds that he worries Ulysses' gifts will also be used against mutants, or at least, mutants will not benefit from his predictions.
'I don't know if that's fair. I don't think we know enough -' Rachel begins, but Magneto interrupts her, informing Rachel that the Inhumans are sequestering this boy, and they know the Inhumans serve up the prophecies as they see fit. 'And we know they are much more interested in propagating their species than saving ours'.
Magneto then asks Rachel if in the future she comes from, if she recalls an Inhuman lifting a finger to help mutantkind. Rachel hangs her head and offers no response. They stand before one of the memorials to fallen mutants, and Magneto asks her if they would need makeshift memorials like these if not for the Inhumans. Magneto informs Rachel that is why he has come to ask for her help, so that they can not only protect the future, but so they can protect the future for mutantkind. Magneto extends his hand to Rachel, who slowly, hesitantly, moves hers towards his.
New York City, where Ororo “Storm” Munroe drops down onto the top of the Empire State Building, lightning crackling around her. She looks around, and a moment later, Queen Medusa of the Inhumans is teleported onto the building by the Inhuman dog, Lockjaw. 'Hello, Ororo' Medusa remarks, without looking Storm in the eye. 'Medusa' Storm replies, pointing out that they have both made suitably dramatic entrances. She suggests that now that is out of the way, they talk, woman to woman. Medusa instructs Lockjaw to go. 'I'll whistle when I need you' she tells him, before the dog teleports away. Storm thanks Medusa for meeting with her, to which the queen replies that she is unsure she had a choice. 'At least, I had no other option if I wanted answers' Medusa remarks, adding that she needs to know why there are mutants prowling around New Attilan without her knowledge or permission. 'What were you thinking? If my people found out -' Medusa begins, but Storm interrupts, admitting that Medusa has every right to be angry, but she hopes that Medusa can understand her reasons.
Storm continues, explaining that she sent Gambit into New Attilan to protect Medusa, claiming that she always intended to tell her, but that there was so little time, and Medusa has been a bit preoccupied.
Medusa scowls and states that she doesn’t like being kept in the dark – as it is insulting. She tells Storm that whatever is happening between their people, she thought that they, the two of them, were on better terms than that. 'If you had warned me Magneto was going to make some sort of play for Ulysses, preparations would have been made to crush such an action' Medusa declares, to which Storm explains that sending one of her own people, secretly, was an effort to safeguard mutants as well. She tells Medusa that she didn't know if Magneto would try anything. Storm points out that if she had warned Medusa in advance, while she was already on the defensive thanks to everything else that is going on, it might have sparked an incident.
Storm announces that now, though, she has proof, as Magneto sent one of his own operatives, Fantomex, into New Attilan. She doesnt know why yet, but can assume it was to abduct or eliminate Ulysses. 'Luckily, we were there to stop him. The X-Men dealt with him'. Storm explains to Medusa that is why she is here – to let the X-Men handle Magneto. 'Magneto hates us, Storm. And his hatred is so deep that he can only imagine that we Inhumans feel the same way about him and every other mutant. I'm not sure I can simply look the other way' Medusa replies. Storm looks out over the city and wonders if perhaps she should have shared her concerns earlier. 'But there's no need for you to further damage relations between our people because of the actions of one man -' Storm starts to say, but Medusa interrupts her: 'One man who should have met mutant justice long ago. One man who will meet Inhuman justice now'. Medusa tells Storm that she has let Magneto run wild too long.
Storm goes wide-eyed as Medusa announces that she can't help but wonder whether Storm sympathizes with Magneto. 'I sympathize with all mutants. My people – all of them – face extinction. I will not have -' Storm begins, but Medusa grits her teeth and leers at Storm: 'You are in no position to tell a queen what you will or will not have'. Storm responds by telling Medusa that she respects her and her position, before reminding Medusa that she, too, has been a queen, and they both know the burden of rule. Lightning crackles as Storm makes this announcement, to which Medusa waves her hand casually and asks 'Surely that was not a warning of some kind'. 'It was just... the weather' Storm replies. Medusa points out that they are not handling this very well, and Storm agrees that they are both becoming a little hot.
Storm reminds Medusa that they are not enemies. 'Let me help you. Let me find out what it is Magneto wants. At this point, all he's done is send in a spy'. Medusa agrees to wait to hear from Storm until making any drastic response, but announces that if Magneto does anything else, she will have no choice but to respond in kind. Medusa declares that, of course, she must take some action, if only to protect the interests of New Attilan. Storm hangs her head as Medusa reminds her that, as she said, Magneto sent a spy to Attilan, so the very least she can do, is return the avor.
Night has fallen over the Savage Land, where Magneto's headquarters, War Room X, is situated. In an empty office, a mirror suddenly blurs, and through it, emerges the Inhuman called Woz. He moves out of the office, carefully examining the corridors before him. Woz rounds a corner, where light pours from a meeting room, where Magneto's voice can be heard. He announces that he can understand why Storm took the actions she did, he sees how she believes building bridges with the Inhumans will help their kind. 'But she is mistaken' Magneto declares. Magneto stands at the end of a table. At his side is Monet St Croix, will sitting around the table are Rachel Grey, Victor “Sabretooth” Creed and Kurt “Nightcrawler” Wagner. Magneto states that the bridges Storm is building will collapse underfoot, and their people will drown in an ocean of good intentions. 'I, on the other hand, see only one viable option. We must make sure this boy – Ulysses – is secured'.
Rachel tells Magneto that she hates to ask this: 'But “secured” doesn't mean “dead”, does it?' Monet asks what it matters. 'If you didn't want to get your hands dirty, Grey, you shouldn't have signed on as a pinch hitter' Monet mocks. Monet and Rachel have never worked well together, so Rachel tells Monet that she knows grief has turned into a heavy chip on her shoulder: 'But don't think I'll let you mouth off like that to me'.
Nightcrawler agrees with Rachel, and announces that he will not condone killing this boy, whether or not he is a threat. Sabretooth suddenly interrupts the discussion by sniffing the air and telling the others that this is all real fun, but they have a chicken in the foxhouse.
Woz suddenly turns and floats down the corridor, looking behind him, he appears anxious, but reaches the office where he arrived from, and starts to phase into the mirror – but suddenly, a telekinetic surge from Rachel pulls Woz backwards. 'No, you don't' she tells him. 'Sorry, friend, but I can't let you slip away just yet'.
Magneto, Monet, Creed, Rachel and Nightcrawler close in on Woz, as Rachel tells Magneto that it looks like the Inhumans are using his playbook. 'Ha. “A spy for a spy!”' Nightcrawler exclaims, while Magneto remarks that it appears their timeline is changing. 'Actions such as this tend to escalate quickly. In this case... I prefer the offensive approach over the defensive' Magneto tells the others.
New York City:'What a lovely little bungalow you've brought me to. And complete with ropes to make sure I don't slip away' Fantomex remarks inside a rundown apartment as he sits opposite Remy “Gambit” LeBeau, asking him if this is where he brings all his dates. 'Only the cheap ones, mon ami' Gambit replies. Fantomex supposes that Storm must really be hurting for cash. 'Putting me here... it's just not smart. In Limbo maybe... the Danger Room... but not some fleabag tenement that stinks of dead pigeons and mildew'. Gambit smiles and explains that he chose this spot, and that he doesn't think Fantomex deserved much better. 'Your friends – if you have any – don't know where you are. I doubt you're going anywhere'. Fantomex narrows his eyes and replies 'We'll see, won't we?' while hovering through the city flies Fantomex's vessel, EVA.
Gambit stands up and tells Fantomex that he won't be lonely, though, as he knows some folks who would like to have a word with him. A portal opens, courtesy of Illyana “Magik” Rasputin, who has arrived along with Storm, Old Man Logan and Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock. Storm thanks Gambit for looking after Fantomex. Remy kisses Storm on her cheek, and tells her that whipping Fantomex's rear was his pleasure. Old Man Logan looks out a window, while Magik suggests that they make this quick, as she would rather deal with Limbo demons than the roaches that probably crawl around in this place. 'Funny. I was just saying the same thing' Fantomex remarks, before telling the X-Men that he assumes they are here to whisk him away to better accommodations.
Betsy stands before Fantomex and tells him that she is afraid not. 'Let me guess, Elizabeth. You're here to tear my secrets from my mind. Oh, I bet you would just love that' Fantomex replies. He narrows his eyes at Psylocke and tells her that he is unwilling to give her any more pleasure. 'There's no need to invade my mind. I'll volunteer everything you want to know' Fantomex offers. He then reveals that he was tasked by Magneto to scope out New Attilan, to get a feel for what they might be doing with this precog of theirs, nothing more. He adds that he was under strict orders not to engage, and that he definitely had no intention of killing him. 'Some of us have changed, dear' Fantomex tells the wide-eyed Psylocke, while Storm frowns at him as she listens to his story. Psylocke looks at Storm and tells her that she thinks Fantomex is telling the truth – insomuch as he is capable of telling the truth. 'What are you saying, Elizabeth? Have we misjudged -' Storm begins, when suddenly Old Man Logan shouts, 'Storm! Outside! Everybody down! We've been set up!'
Outside, Archangel a.k.a. Warren Worthington III flies towards the apartment, and suddenly, the room is thrown into chaos. 'Where'd he go?' Old Man Logan calls out, unsheathing his claws. Nightcrawler teleports into the room, 'Everyone is all right, ja?' he asks as he appears behind Fantomex. Nightcrawler tells Fantomex that Archangel was worried that he wouldn't see him coming, that he wouldn't have time to brace themselves. 'I told him to have faith in your abilities'. As he telepors away with Fantomex, Nightcrawler announces that it is nice to see he was right.
'There they are! On the street! Elf didn't teleport far!' Old Man Logan calls out as he sees Nightcrawler and Fantomex re-appear on the street below. He sees Monet and Creed with them and informs the others that they are not alone. 'They want a fight? They've got one!' Old Man Logan exclaims as he, Betsy, Storm, Magik and Gambit leap from the apartment down to the street. 'Right here, Old Man!' Creed grins as the enemies clash. Creed tells Old Man Logan that he isn't going to kill him, and remarks that the thing he always liked about tussling with him is that his healing factor means he can hurt Old Man Logan real bad, but he will still get back up.
Betsy and Nightcrawler confront each other, with Betsy asking her friend what is wrong with him, how he can side with Magneto against the Inhumans. Nightcrawler tells her that iit isn't quite as black and white as that. 'I'm all for peace between our people, but I don't think we'll ever have that with Ulysses in the Inhumans' possession' Kurt explains. Holding her sword up as Monet flies towards her, Magik asks 'How'd you find us, Princess Perfecto? How'd you know where we were holding Fantomex?' Monet reminds Magik that he has a living spaceship following him around. 'And – surprise, surprise – the ship has a radio!' Monet points out. 'Thought you might have cast some spell to prevent such a thing, Devil-Girl' Monet replies.
Warren moves towards Storm and tells her that he is not here to fight. Energy ready, Storm tells Warren that he has a strange way of showing it, Archangel tells her that he believes in Magneto's mission, but that he doesn't want to hurt friends to achieve it – unless he must. Gambit runs towards Fantomex, 'All right, on frere. Time for round two -' he calls out, when suddenly, 'Remy – stop this, please. We don't need to fight' Rogue declares as she appears behind Gambit. Gambit walks over to her: 'Rogue? You can't be a part of Magneto's plan. You can't support what he's -' Gambit starts to say, when suddenly, “Rogue” is revealed to be Mystique a.k.a. Raven Darkholme, who punches Gambit and tells him that she gets the feeling he would fall for the “Rogue's here to reconcile” trick over and over again. She remarks that it really is a weakness – a lot like a glass jaw. Blood pours from Sabretooth as Old Man Logan shoves his claws into him, before he calls out to Storm, telling her that something isn't right. 'These guys don't care about Fantomex! This isn't some sort of rescue mission!' Old Man Logan declares, before suggesting that it is a distraction.
And, at New Attilan, Magneto and Rachel have arrived!


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'I meant what I said, Magneto. No one dies while we're here!' Rachel Grey tells Magneto as the two of them invade New Attilan, making their way past a squad of Inhuman guards. 'No one. We grab Ulysses and we're out of here – without getting blood on our hands' Rachel adds. Magneto remains silent. Narrowing his eyes at the telepath, he asks her if she has found him. Rachel reports that she has gleaned his location from the minds of those around them. She instructs Magneto to lower his mental defenses a tad and then she can point him in the right direction. 'I might also note that none of these people hate us the way you think they do' Rachel remarks, adding that they are afraid of Magneto, but they don't hate mutants in general.
Magneto instructs Rachel to hold the Inhumans off for as long as she can. Rachel assures him that she will do the best she can, but that he is talking about a wide-range psychic sweep here. She tells him that she can put them to sleep, make him invisible and otherwise send them running in circles, but she can only keep them away for ten, fifteen minutes, tops.
'More than enough time' Magneto replies as he hovers over the fallen Inhumans, floating down the corridor, he knocks the Inhumans guarding a large metal door away with ease, before forcing the door open with his magnetic might. Standing in the other room is a young man in a green and red costume. 'Uh, hey. It's about time you showed up, I guess. I've been expecting you' Ulysses Cain announces.
Manhattan, where two teams calling themselves X-Men are going head to head. A powerful storm rages, courtesty of Ororo “Storm” Munroe who casts some lighting towards Warren Worthington III a.k.a. Archangel. 'We're being stalled here! Magneto wants to distract us while he makes his move against the Inhumans!' Archangel releases razor-sharp feathers towards Storm and tells her that she must know there is nothing she can do now – confronting Magneto will not change anything. 'Only Magneto himself can control the outcome of this struggle' Archangel declares. Her eyes flash with anger as Storm exclaims 'That is what Magneto wants us to believe. But I will not let him damn us all for the sake of his mad crusade!' Storm adds that Magneto will make enemies where he could find allies, as easily as he's turned them against one another. There is mighty crack of thunder as Storm blasts Archangel backwards. Archangel tumbles through the air, falling towards a rooftop below. 'Goddess help e. This is not what I wanted. Anything but... this...' Storm grows weary, as she looks down and sees three of Archangel's feathers stuck in her legs. The neurotoxins start to take effect, before Storm, too, falls towards the rooftop.
Nearby, Kurt Wagner a.k.a. Nightcrawler is battling Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock. He excuses himself from his friend, pointing out that their friends are in need of them. He teleports up into the air and grabs Storm, while Betsy catches Archangel with her telekinesis, just inches before he would have slammed his head into the rooftop. 'Warren, you idiot! You know better than this!' she declares. Holding Storm in his arms as he teleports to the ground, Kurt calls out to Betsy as she holds Warren, a figure approaches her from behind. 'Elizabeth – look out!' he shouts, but too late, as Raven Darkholme a.k.a. Mystique lunges at her. 'Hold still, Psylocke. I've got a little present for you!' Mystique claims.
'Thought you'd been brainwashed into thinking you were one of the angels, Creed. But here you are, still fighting against your fellow mutants' Old Man Logan snarls as his claws strike Victor “Sabretooth” Creed's arm. 'And I heard you were dead. But here you are – still a runt... and an old runt at that!' Creed replies. 'Old maybe -' Old Man Logan begins, before Creed turns on him and runs his claws across his foe's side, drawing blood. '- but still young enough for the likes of you' Logan declares as he slams his elbow into the back of Creed's head.
Gambit a.k.a.Remy LeBeau and Fantomex are also confronting each other. 'Well, well... it looks like fate has brought us back together, you and I. Go ahead, reset your jaw. I can wait... but when you're done... round two' Fantomex warns Gambit, who is clicking his jaw back into place.
Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Magik holds her Soulsword towards Monet St Croix and warns her that she and Magneto are going to put every mutant in even greater danger. 'The Inhumans are  not our enemies!' Magik adds. 'Says the girl who frolics with demons. Forgive me if I don't trust you as a character witness'.
Nearby, Old Man Logan is still attacking Sabretooth. He sees Magik and tells her to get clear and get back up. 'Don't even think about it' Monet warns Magik, grabbing the Soulsword. 'Try to stop me' Magik retorts, before a portal opens, and purple tentacles reach out and grab Monet. 'Here – let me introduce you to some new friends to play with. You won't be lonely while I'm gone!' Magik tells the wide-eyed Monet.
Storm comes to, and finds Nightcrawler at her side. 'This got out of hand rather quickly, didn't it, Ororo?' Nightcrawler remarks. Storm agrees, adding that she would have much preferred to handle this situation peacefully. 'Are we certain that option's off the table?' Nightcrawler asks. He agrees that Magneto's actions are rash, but suggests that if they could come to an understanding, then perhaps the Inhumans – 'No. Ah, Kurt, how can you be so blind?' Storm asks, interrupting her friend. 'If Magneto does this... then mutantkind deserves its fate'.
Back in New Attilan:'So... you're him. Wow. You're Magneto' Ulysses gasps as he looks up at the Master of Magnetism. 'You're... kind of scary' the wide-eyed Ulysses remarks, before asking Magneto if he is here to kill him. Magneto narrows his eyes at the young Inhuman, and replies 'If you know who I am, then you know what I am capable of... the actions I am willing to take to protect my people. And you know why I have come'.
Ulysses replies that he knows, but that he was hoping he could talk Magneto out of it. He turns and walks away from Magneto: 'I know what you're doing here. I've been told some of it... and I pieced the rest together. You think I'm a weapon. And – for some reason – you think I'm going to be used against you'. Ulysses reminds Magneto that their people aren't fighting each other – at least, they weren't, and he thought that was behind them. 'In my experience, it is the weapon that turns a cold war... into the real thing' Magneto announces.
Ulysses tells Magneto that what he does – seeing all these terrible things – is called a gift. 'But it's awful... seeing these catastrophes playing out in my head. There are... so many of them' he utters, looking at his hands. Ulysses explains that he only wanted to help, but that it seems like these predictions of his are just putting people at each other's throats. 'You need to know, though... this isn't going to turn out the way you think' Ulysses declares, proclaiming that it will be much worse.
Back in Manhattan, Sabretooth roars as Old Man Logan rakes his claws across him again. 'All those times I wanted to see you dead, Creed... but here we are'. Logan adds that he doesn't want to cut Creed down, but that if he and his don't stop what they are doing, that is how it will be. Monet breaks through the tentacles that had grabbed her and tells the others that they are on borrowed time now. 'The witch will be back with the cavalry any minute!' she points out, adding that she hopes they have Magneto the breathing room he needed.
Storm takes Nightcrawler's hand and asks him when Magneto takes their choices from them, where that will leave them. 'Whose side are you going to take?' she asks her friend. Nightcrawler reminds Storm that their decisions were made for them long ago, and not by Magneto. 'No prediction is going to change that now. We have to be ready when those decisions yield their results'. He adds that when that happens, he will be on the same side he has always been on. Mystique kicks Psylocke in the back, knocking Betsy over. Suddenly, Kurt teleports between the two women. 'What are you -' Betsy starts to ask him. Kurt declares that he will not let Mystique murder another mutant. 'There are too few of us left!' he exclaims. Betsy thanks Kurt, who tells her not to, and adds that just because he doesn't want to watch his mother skewer one of his best friends doesn't mean they are done fighting just yet.
'Where's that Cajun charm now, hmm?' Fantomex asks Gambit as he kicks him into the ground. 'You want to kill me, mon ami?' the weary Gambit asks, looking up. 'You want to make sure I don't make a fool of you again at some point down the road?' Gambit asks, and looking up as a portal opens, he suggests to Fantomex that he should have moved more quickly, as Magik returns through the portal, along with Bobby “Iceman” Drake, Christopher “Triage” Muse, the Sentinel called Cerebra and Jean Grey from the past. Cerebra blasts Sabretooth, while Iceman fires a stream of ice at Monet, knocking her backwards.
Magik drops down beside Fantomex, who tells her that he has no bone to pick with her. He asks her  to let him get a few good kicks in on their mutual Cajun friend, and then he will be on his way. Fantomex adds that he bets Magik wouldn't mind kicking Gambit herself. 'First you, then him' Magik replies as she raises her Soulsword, but as she brings it towards Fantomex, it passes through him with ease. 'And illusion!' Magik gasps, before telling the other members of her team to get to her. Old Man Logan, Storm, Nightcrawler, Iceman, Psylocke, Jean Grey, Gambit, Triage and Cerebra gather around her, as she creates another portal, declaring that they need to leave this brawl behind and focus their efforts on the real threat. Sabretooth, Monet, Mystique and Nightcrawler regroup, with EVA hovering over them. Monet looks very unimpressed and reports that the other team is teleporting to New Attilan – but that Magik made a mistake in coming back for Storm and the others, as it is likely Magneto has already finished. 'But just in case – let's follow them' she suggests.
Lightning crackles over New Attilan, while Magneto announces that he has delayed longer than he should have. 'I'm afraid we're out of time' he tells Ulysses, who appears frightened as he asks 'So... what's it gonna be? Are you kidnapping me? Killing me?' to which Magneto replies 'You do not understand. For all your foresight, you cannot see the hell mutantkind has faced of late. And if you can see what the future holds for us, you've had your chance to tell me'. But Ulysses explains to Magneto that that is not how things work – he can only see what will happen in the short term. Ulysses extends a hand to Magneto: 'But if you want... I can show that to you' he offers, and images suddenly flash through their minds.
Ulysses’ vision:A tearful Rachel Grey holds the body of the Jean Grey from the past in her arms, while Sebastian Shaw smashes through Iceman's body. Sabretooth stands over the bloodied body of Nightcrawler, while Cerebra explodes as Archangel's feathers make contact. Psylocke and Mystique leap towards each other, weapons at the ready, as Magneto and Storm blast each other with energies, and Fantomex and Gambit face off against each other. Monet lays across some rocks, the Soulsword sticking out of her back, as a motionless Magik lays nearby, and Old Man Logan holds the decapitated head of Xorn, whose body is at Logan's feed, and a bloodied Beast can be seen nearby.
Reality:More lightning crackles above New Attilan, as Storm and her team have arrived. 'What Magneto's set in motion... it's gonna drag us all down with him' Old Man Logan points out. Storm agrees, and points out that they must try – even in the face of utility, they must try. Suddenly, Rachel appears above Storm and the others and tells them that they can stand down, that they can relax. 'Magneto has left the building. And he's left Ulysses – safe and sound – with the Inhumans' Rachel reports. 'He just... left?' Storm asks. 'That's the long and short of it' Rachel confirms, adding that they had to wipe his presence from the memory of all the guards, so for most of the Inhumans in New Attilan, Magneto is still just a bad dream.
'After everything he did...after his warnings about the Inhumans having such a terrible weapon... why would he just give up? That's not his style at all' Betsy declares. Rachel explains that she thinks Ulysses showed him something. 'Showed him what? We're talking about Magneto. He's not the kind of guy who flinches' Jean Grey remarks. Old Man Logan looks up and sees that EVA has appeared in the sky above. 'Hopefully someone told the rest of Magneto's teammates that the fight is over' he declares. Rachel takes flight, offering to let them know. She offers to tell them something – tell them that whatever Magneto saw convinced him that the mission wasn't worth the ultimate price.
On the outskirts of New Attilan, Magneto stands amongst some large rocks as Medusa approaches him. 'I should kill you, you know' the Queen of the Inhumans warns Magneto. 'You invaded my home. You attacked my people. I would be within my rights'. 'Yes, I suppose you would be' Magneto agrees, before telling Medusa that he guesses she knew what the boy would show him. 'Before I arrived, you knew. And you knew that the threat of mutants killing mutants in such a way would dissuade me'. Medusa doesn't answer, so Magneto continues, adding that he also assumes that Ulysses showed her something, too – a vision of bloodshed and tragedy, not dissimilar from what Ulysses showed him. 'You, like me, are unwilling to sacrifice your people today'. Medusa frowns as she tells Magneto that he is not welcome here, and warns him that if he returns, no matter his intentions, he will be seen as an enemy and will be dealt with as such. Magneto turns away from Medusa and tells her to rest assured – when he returns, it will definitely be as an enemy.
Storm hangs her head, when suddenly, Nightcrawler teleports beside her. 'Ororo... I just wanted to say... I wanted to know if there's still a place here -' he begins. 'Just shut up' Storm tells her friend. Wrapping her arms around him, she reminds him that they have been given a reprieve. 'Don't ruin it' she adds.
War Room X, in the Savage Land:'What the hell were you thinking?' Betsy demands as she slaps Magneto's face. 'We're supposed to be partners! That's what you said when you asked me to join you!' Betsy reminds him, adding that if that were the case, he would keep her apprised of his plans, and take her advice into account. 'But maybe that's just too complicated for you!' Betsy exclaims, walking away, she tells Magneto that she is not his partner anymore, but his bloody chaperone.
Rachel looks at Magneto and tells him that on that uncomfortable note, she will be leaving. 'It looks like your team has its quota of psychics who doubt your motives' she points out. 'Very well, Miss Grey. But I might ask that you don't go far' Magneto responds. He announces that their people are still in danger. 'A version of the future you know...where mutants are all but extinct...is still on the horizon'. He adds that he doubts Elizabeth will stand by his side for too much longer – not when she realizes the lengths he will go to prevent that future from dawning....


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This is the story of the new world…The war is over. And there is a winner. It’s Anthony Stark, Iron Man. Tony’s belief that the world was right to want its super heroes to be functioning members of authority and not answering only to themselves was so strong that he fought against some of the most powerful heroes in the world. The governments of the world rewarded Tony by appointing him the leader of SHIELD, the world peacekeeping task force. Which now oversees every registered super hero in America. Which makes Tony the leader of all super heroes.
Not too long ago, Tony made a massive technological breakthrough - Instead of physically putting on his shinning suit of armor, the armor is now a part of him. He is an Iron Man. And because of this, Tony has access to every satellite and computer network, and energy source in the world. It’s a new Iron Man and a new era…Now he has to figure out what to do….
Zooming across the city, Tony watches various goings-on across the world, before beginning to watch some new footage which has just become available - “Weapon Alpha Didfile 2424-22-24”.
A holding cell in Ottawa, Canada. A man sits at a table, a device clamped around his arms, he sits and looks back at his reflection in the window. Suddenly, the door to the holding cell opens and a man walks in. ‘Michael Pointer a.k.a. “the Collective”?’ the new man asks as he enters the room. ‘Y-yes’ Michael nervously replies. The new man introduces himself as Reed Richards of the Fantastic Four. ‘Oh my God!’ exclaims Michael. A clipboard in hand, Reed begins asking Michael some questions: ‘Have you ever had polio?’ Confused at first, Michael eventually replies that he hasn’t. ‘Smallpox?’ Reed asks. ‘No’. Michael replies. ‘Herpes?’ ‘No!’ Michael exclaims, slightly perturbed by the question.
Reed declares that Michael used to work for the post office in North Alaska, and asks if his government medical record from his last physical correct. ‘Yeah, I guess’ Michael replies. ‘Do you drink?’ ‘No’. ‘Do you smoke?’ ‘No’. ‘Did you ever at a time?’ ‘No’. ‘Is that your natural hair color?’ Reed asks with a smirk. His head shaven, Michael replies ‘Yes - I mean it was’ before asking what this is all about. Reed ignores the question and informs Michael that if he wears cologne or aftershave that he is going to have to stop, adding that he will be given a list of hair conditioners and body lotions he can use. ‘What?’ Michael asks. The door opens and another man stands in the door way. ‘Good luck’ Reed remarks, not clear as to who he was saying it to, as he leaves the room.
A well-dressed man wearing glasses places a box on the table and greets Michael, who asks where he is. Unknown to Michael at this point, the other man is Doctor Walter Langkowski, and ignoring Michael’s question, Walt asks him what was going through his mind when he destroyed Alpha Flight. ‘Oh my God…’ is all Michael can utter. Changing the subject, Walter asks Michael ‘Who is Xorn?’ Michael replies that he doesn’t know, to which Walter asks ‘Are you in there, Xorn?’ ‘Who are you? What is this? Where am I?’ And what do you want from me?’ Michael asks.
Walter narrows his eyes at Michael, who hangs his head and remarks that if he is going to be on trial for what happened to Alpha Flight, then so be it, as he cannot make what happened not happen again. Walter holds a remote up to a screen and declares that they should watch the file footage from SHIELD. Wide-eyed with horror, Michael exclaims ‘Please, don’t!’ But Walt does anyway, although he turns away from the screen.
On Visual Recording:
‘You guys ready?’ Walter Langkowski in his Sasquatch form asks his teammates. ‘Yeah, right,’ mutters Dr. Michael “Shaman” Twoyoungmen. Heather McNeil Hudson a.k.a. Vindicator points out that it is moving awful fast, to which Eugene Judd, better known as Puck declares that he will do the talking. James “Guardian” MacDonald Hudson stands ready at the front of the group, while Louis Sadler a.k.a. Major Mapleleaf and Zuzha Yu - another Puck - round off the team. Sasquatch asks if it is anyone they know, before Judd remarks that it looks like he has stopped. Sasquatch shouts to the man, ‘Excuse me! Sir? We’re Alpha Flight, Canada’s premiere super team! On behalf of the Canadian government, we’d like to ask you to turn your naked self around and back away!’
Guardian…Heather…Sasquatch…Shaman…Major Mapleleaf…the two Pucks,’…. They didn’t even get the chance to put up a fight. Their blood stains the white snow. Their bodies are bruised and broken as they lie in the wake of the mysterious being from outer space.
Present:
‘Stop. Stop it! Stop it! STOP IT!’ Michael screams, before informing his interrogator that it wasn’t just Alpha Flight, but his entire home was destroyed - the entire town he lived in and everyone that he loved - his Mom, his girlfriend, his best friend. ‘Everyone I have ever known in my life! Strangers! People I hated! All because I’m a mutant and I didn’t even know it!’ Walter just stares at Michael, who continues, claiming that he was used, as people say, and that Iron Man said he is a mutant who absorbs other mutants’ energy, and without knowing it, absorbed a power he could not control.
Michael exclaims that he absorbed the Xorn thing that took his body, and Xorn used him to do that. Michael remarks that all the good thing in his life, all the good things he wanted to do, they mean nothing now. ‘Because now I’m the guy who killed Alpha Flight’. Walter’s eyes narrow further at Michael, who adds that he is the guy who blew up Alaska. ‘You can hate me all you want…but I would do anything in the world to make this right!’.
‘Yeah? Like what?’ Walter asks. Eyes to the table, Michael replies that he doesn’t know. ‘You don’t know? Wah, wah, wah and you don’t know?’ Walter asks, taking off his glasses. ‘Who are you?’ Michael asks. ‘I’m the man who’s going to tell you what you’re going to do!’ Walter declares, before introducing himself to Michael, firstly as Doctor Walter Langkowski, then, as his form begins to shift into that of a furry “monster”, as the only survivor of Alpha Flight. ‘So listen to me very carefully!’ Sasquatch orders.
Wide-eyed and scared, Michael watches as Sasquatch opens the box and pulls from it a suit. Walter informs him that Reed Richards made it for him and that it is one like Heather and James Hudson wore. ‘Good people!’ Sasquatch remarks, before explaining that the suit represents something to himself and to his country, and informing Michael that it will help him control his powers and help him to learn how to use them. Sasquatch explains to Michael that when his training is done, he will honor the deaths of both their family and friends. ‘How?’ Michael asks, to which Sasquatch replies: ‘As a member of Canada’s new premiere super hero team…OMEGA FLIGHT!’
Tony Stark finishes the “Weapon Alpha” recording, and switches to another, something that is currently in process…a Thunderbolts operation!
Lower Manhattan: The target is Hurricane, who has in-human resistance to damage and unusual technical intellect, and also designed his own “hurricane gear”. His career as a super hero has been nine months and three days, and is an unregistered superhuman vigilante. His “takedown” commenced three minutes ago, and he is still out-running his pursuers. Until now, as Mac Gargan a.k.a. the current Venom bursts through a wall and lunges at Hurricane, grabbing his head and shoving it against another wall, until he is ordered to disengage, which he does by tossing Hurricane down to the other end of the building.
‘You shouldn’t have thrown me away!’ Hurricane exclaims, when suddenly Radioactive Man appears before him, and grabs Hurricane by the throat, before also being ordered to let him go. Hurricane rushes through the abandoned building and up some stairs, leaving a radioactive energy trail in his wake, while Radioactive Man smiles from inside his containment suit and exclaims ‘You should have let me kill you, stupid American boy!’
Arriving at the top of the stairs, Hurricane is confronted by the new Penance, formerly Speedball of the New Warriors, who is ordered to commence the second stage. ‘Please stand aside, I don’t want to hurt you. I’m a super hero!’ exclaims Hurricane. ‘I want you to hurt me!’ Penance replies. ‘Just get out of the way!’ Hurricane exclaims, but Penance remarks that pain is what activates his powers, and that he is already in pain. ‘Pain you can’t imagine. And I want more!’ Penance shoves his fingers against the back of Hurricane’s head, then tosses him through a brick wall into the next room.
Hurricane tells himself to get to the roof so he can take off, and wearily, he walks through the room, unaware that the deadly Bullseye is following him - that is until Bullseye throws three darts at him, hitting him in the back of the knees and his lower back. Bullseye is ordered to back off, but he stands over Hurricane’s broken body, declaring that they won’t let him kill Hurricane, not this time. ‘But one day I’ll be out of range of their little electric gadgets - and then I’ll come looking for you and all your buddies!’ Bullseye exclaims that then they will have some fun. ‘You keep thinking about that. Tell your friends!’
Hurricane exclaims that he cannot feel his legs, not that it matters, all he needs is to get to the roof, to get some space. Hurricane goes wide-eyed as Moonstone appears before him. The sultry Doctor Karla Sofen orders her team to all points, as playtime is over. ‘It’s sad, I know’ she tells Hurricane, before warning Andreas “Swordsman” Strucker to be ready to catch Hurricane as she uses her powers to force Hurricane through the floor.
He lands hard, and before he can move, Hurricane finds a sword slice so close to his face that it rips his mask off. Moonstone, Bullseye, Venom, Radioactive Man and Penance group around the handsome Swordsman, who tells Hurricane that people like him made their lives a misery for years. ‘Self-important dirt bags in masks getting in the way of what we want! Now the sword’s in the other hand!’
Moonstone tells Bullseye to head out the back, reminding him that the cameras are not supposed to see him. ‘Yeah, yeah’ mutters Bullseye as he leaves. Moonstone informs Bullseye that there should be two crewmen with a cloaking device should be waiting at the South exit. Karla then grabs Hurricane by his hair and drags him along the ground. ‘Everyone else, let’s go and see the nice TV people!’ An unseen television reporter exclaims “The Commission on Superhuman Affairs’ special marshals have captured another dangerous unregistered vigilante…but that’s all in a days work for…the THUNDERBOLTS!”
Iron Man arrives at his destination - Avengers Tower - and lands on Stark Tower East, where he sees his friend and teammate Carol Danvers a.k.a. Ms. Marvel, formerly Warbird and Binary. The long-serving Avenger informs Iron Man that she has something to tell him, and knows he isn’t going to like it. ‘I found Jessica Drew!’ she reveals. From behind his armor, Tony’s eyes narrow. ‘Tell me!’ he exclaims.
Carol informs Tony that Jessica Drew - Spider-Woman - was beating the snot out of Paul Duval a.k.a. the Grey Gargoyle. Tony remarks that the Grey Gargoyle’s touch turns anything to stone for about an hour, and can turn himself into a stone form with super human strength and durability, before asking Carol about Drew. Carol explains that Drew caught the Grey Gargoyle in what she later found out was a paid assassination attempt on a movie studio executive. Tony asks which one, to which Carol asks him if it matters. ‘One of the six’ she remarks. Tony asks who hired the Grey Gargoyle, and Carol informs him that the police are working on it. ‘She had it under control, but I was in the neighborhood…’ Carol begins…
…Civilians stand and watch as the original Spider-Woman smashes the Grey Gargoyle across the street. Vehicles and some people have been touched by the Grey Gargoyle, who tries to punch Drew in return, but she dodges, before kicking him in the face, then unleashes her venom blasts on him - until Ms. Marvel swoops down and forces Grey Gargoyle across the street and into a car. With the Grey Gargoyle unconscious, Ms. Marvel turns to Spider-Woman and tells her that she likes it when you hit them before they even know what is happening, then they wake up in jail and someone has to tell them what happened. ‘That’s the best!’
A police officer holds a gun towards Spider-Woman, who leaps out of reach up the side of a wall. ‘Come on, don’t run!’ Carol calls after her, before flying up to the rooftop and meeting Drew there. ‘I’m not going to fight you!’ Drew exclaims. ‘Yeah, good. You’d lose!’ Carol tells her, before asking her to come back, as the war is over. ‘There’s a lot to do, and you could do it a lot better from over here than from over there’.
‘How could you be with them?’ is Spider-Woman’s reply as she climbs up another wall. Carol follows her in flight. ‘With them? Who’s them?’ she asks. ‘It used to be us. Now it’s them?’. Jessica tells Carol to take away everything - the politics, the egos, ‘Take all that away, and you know what’s left? Tony Stark killed Captain America!  Captain America is dead! And he died fighting for freedom, right here in America!’ Drew tells Carol to listen to the words: ‘Captain America is dead!’ Now tell me again what you’re doing!’
Ms. Marvel suddenly replies ‘He’s not’. ‘WHAT?’ Drew exclaims. ‘He’s not’ Carol says again. Drew accuses Carol of lying, to which Carol reveals that Captain America is tucked away safe on the Raft and no one knows. She adds that they are trying to save his life as they speak. ‘How is he not dead?’ Jessica asks. ‘What am I? A Super-Soldier Serum expert? He’s not dead!’ Ms. Marvel exclaims. Carol assures Drew that she isn’t just talking her. ‘Nick Fury too. The both of you - come back to work!’ Carol hovers alongside Drew as she remarks that it feels to her, ‘Maybe to you as well’ that these are truly important times for them.
Carol tells Spider-Woman that it is time to make the decisions that will define them, perhaps forever. ‘And I just think that I’d hate to see you throw your life away when there’s so much more you could be doing! Other than running and hiding!’ Spider-Woman points a finger at Carol and declares that this is bull. ‘Tony Stark hates me!’ she exclaims. Carol informs Drew that before all this started, Tony was asking her a lot of personal questions about her. ‘I think he was going to ask you out’ Carol remarks. ‘What?’ asks a surprised Drew.
Carol smirks and exclaims ‘But…this thing with you and Nick Fury - whatever it is you’re up to -’ ‘What we’re up to?’ Drew exclaims, interrupting Carol. ‘What are you up to? Carol asks. ‘What are you talking about?’ Jessica exclaims, clearly exasperated. ‘Just come back in, Jessica!’ Carol remarks. Drew doesn’t respond to that, she just thanks Carol for not beating her up.
Ms. Marvel tells Spider-Woman that she is one of the most important people in her life, reminding her that she was there for her at the worst moment in her life. ‘Please, please don’t get killed for something that you can’t control!’ Jessica just looks at Carol, before gliding away, leaving Carol to ponder their future….
….’I didn’t approve that!’ Iron Man bellows at Carol, who replies that she knows. Tony tells her it was a bad move, to which Carol replies that it was worth a try. Tony informs Carol that if Drew comes in, then he is arresting her for treason. ‘Stop it!’ Carol tells him. Tony reminds Carol that Drew is taking her orders from Nick Fury - Nick Fury who is not a figure of authority, which makes her a traitor. Carol reminds Tony that Drew was an Avenger. ‘Once an Avenger, always an Avenger. And she wasn’t wrong!’ Carol adds, before flying away.
Entering his tower, Tony Stark asks his long-time aide Edwin Jarvis what he thinks. ‘I think, in all of this, something important was forgotten’ the old man replies. ‘What’s that?’ Tony asks. Jarvis remarks that it is a time of rebuilding and that the world needs a symbol for that - a team that represents working together for a better future - people of different walks of life, of different values fighting together… ‘Sir, the world needs the Avengers. You, Sir, if I may, need the Avengers!’
Jarvis points out to Iron Man, that with all the heroes in the world now working for him, it seems that he gets to cherry-pick the very best team of Avengers the world has ever seen. ‘Who would you pick?’ Tony asks. Jarvis replies that, the good news is, he doesn’t need to make such lofty decisions. ‘The Fates have given you that responsibility’. Jarvis remarks, before warning him Tony that if he lets that Tigra %^#$ back on the team, then he can find someone else to do his laundry. Tony just smiles, before looking up at a large photograph of himself in one of his early armors and alongside five very important people in the Avengers history - Captain America…the Scarlet Witch…Hawkeye…Quicksilver…and the mighty Thor.
‘Show me the Initiative Files. Avengers candidates’ Tony remarks, and a computer displays headshots of a few dozen heroes, ranging from the Fantastic Four, the Beast, Crystal and Darkhawk to Mantis, Stingray, Wonder Man and Moon Knight. Tony Stark is now the protector of the world, with every hero in the world at his disposal… ‘And the world still needs the Avengers!’….


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(second story) - The Accused part one
(Cavalry Cemetery, Queens)
The rain pours as friends and family of photographer John Fernandez attend his funeral. Amongst them is Ben Urich, erstwhile reporter for the Daily Bugle. Robbie Robertson delivers the eulogy, explaining how John, an experienced photographer with tours of duty in Bosnia and Baghdad under his belt, came to be killed.
He was covering the New Warriors, who were filming for their reality television show. When their ill-conceived assault on four costumed criminals resulted in Nitro blowing up the town of Stamford, killing several New Warriors and hundreds of people including many children, John was caught in the explosion.
The wake takes place in a nearby bar, and Ben sits down with Sally Floyd, a reporter working for The Alternative newspaper. Their conversation quickly turns to the Superhuman Registration Act. Ben knows that it will be pushed through, but Sally doesn’t want to believe it just yet. She doesn’t think anyone at the White House could have scripted the Nitro story any better - a school full of kids wiped out by untrained, unsupervised, underaged super heroes.
She asks how Jonah’s taking it. “Like he won the lottery,” replies Ben. Sally can just imagine how he’ll be spinning the story, placing emphasis on disinformation and paranoia. Ben asks what The Alternative’s given her. Between sips of her Diet Coke, Sally informs him that she has carte blanche to write about the erosion of civil liberties in America, and maybe link it to the wiretapping thing.
Ben replies that Jonah asked him to ‘Shove this so far up the liberal’s keisters they think the Wednesday sports page is the Sunday edition.” Sally asks what that means, exactly, but Ben doesn’t know for certain. Jonah was on a roll at the time. They offer up a toast to their forthcoming battle. Sally fancies her chances, as no one wants the government to institute a draft. Ben disagrees, and reckons that for once, Jonah may be right. The timing is perfect to push for super-hero federalization. This Registration Act is going to meet little or no opposition after the Stamford incident. If it passes, everything changes.
(later)
Sally is in her gold VW Bug on her way home, whilst Ben heads home by train to his wife. Sally blames 9/11 for providing the conditions for this act to succeed. America jumped into fighting mode then, and they’re ready to do it now. All of a sudden, journalism was going to take a backseat to jingoism, and the fight for a nation’s sentiment would be on. It’s civil liberty versus civil comfort, wiretapping versus terrorism; Fox versus CNN. She would be ready to tell the world about the injustice of the act, while Ben Urich would be asked to push the idea that the act was clean, and anyone who disobeyed it was a dirty little monkey. Sally knows that Jonah’s on to a winner. Nothing sells newspapers like a good old-fashioned disaster.
(The Daily Bugle Newsroom, assignment meeting)
Ben and several of his fellow reporters are seated around a table, as his line editor provides them with their work detail. She asks Duke to cover the Stamford kids’ families and write a piece on righteous indignation and the injustice of it all; something like that. She suggests he try to skew it away from the funerals, though. She doesn’t want to make their readers miserable over their cornflakes.
She then asks Ben to go down to the precinct and talk to his guy there. She wants information on Nitro’s powers and known criminal affiliates. Nitro’s on the loose and the mayor is going nuts for at-large criminals right now. He should play that up, and cover the Iron Man press conference the following morning. She plays footage of the Stamford incident on television, and tells her people that there’s mileage in this story. Jonah is going all out with the public relations guys for a spot on the O’Reilly show that night. It’s his contention that America’s security just came under attack from an out-of-control pack of costumed freaks. Officially, that’s their contention as well.
In the office, Ben is a little frustrated, and vents a little at Robbie. He has kept telling his line editor that they’re missing the big story here. It’s not the explosion, but the ‘why’ that’s important. She says Jonah wants to set up support for this Registration Act they’re putting through Congress, and then she sends him to a freakin’ Iron Man press conference. Robbie Robertson reminds him that Jonah’s a smart cookie. He knows what works here. Their circulation is low, and Pulitzer Prize-winning pieces are their secondary concern right now. Their primary job is to help sell newspapers. How hard is that?
Sally Floyd sits by her window, cuddling the Elmo doll that her daughter Minnie loved so much. A message on her answering machine from Doctor Madden’s office asks her to clear up a few things on her medical form. Another message is from Eric, who is wondering if they’re still on for Friday. A third message is from her editor, Neil. He wants her to call him about the Havok thing. He’s still missing copy from her. As the message ends, Sally is startled by a voice coming from behind her.
She turns to see a costumed man stuck to the wall, though it’s only Spider-Man, and he quickly assures her that it’s him. She asks how she knows that. “What happened to his costume?” she asks, referring to his new version. “How the hell did he get in?” Spidey replies that she left the front door open. He doesn’t always come in through the window. Sally throws the Elmo doll at him in her annoyance, and calls him an idiot for scaring the hell out of her.
Spidey realizes that she’s not in the mood for conversation and prepares to leave, but Sally apologizes and says she’s a little edgy after the business with the Ghoul. Spidey apologizes for his dramatic entrance. He’s an idiot and was just trying to be spooky. Sally tells him that she’s waited a long time to talk to him. Spidey replies that she’s one of about three journalists that can be trusted to tell it like it is. He read her report on Marrow and that was pretty fair.
Whilst Sally pours herself a glass of bourbon, though she knows she shouldn’t, Spidey proceeds to say that he’s been thinking about what might happen if people knew who he was. So far he’s managed to skirt around the legal aspect of what he does. He hasn’t done half the bad things he’s been given credit for. He continues to say that there’s going to be a lot of pressure on him to reveal his identity. He doesn’t want to be on the wrong side of the law should the act be passed.
He tells Sally that he knows that she lost her little girl last year. He read about it and it broke his heart. He’s lost people too, directly as a result of what he does. He still has people he cares about, and now the government want him to register his identity or go to jail. Didn’t it occur to them what this might do to his family?
Sally asks if he really wants the world to know he has a family. Spidey replies that he does. Maybe it’ll force people to understand the pressure they’re under in this business. They’re husbands and wives, sons and daughters. They already sacrifice enough. What kind of sacrifice do people want? he asks rhetorically. If he shows his face to the world, all of the people who hate him will go after those he holds most dear. Spidey makes his way towards the window and explains that the people behind this act are going to force them into the open. They think that they’re doing it for a good reason, and they probably are, but there’s a cost. That’s all he wants people to know. He asks Sally to ask herself what she would do in the same situation.
He says he has to leave, but he gives Sally a hot tip. He suggests that she go to Iron Man’s press conference tomorrow. She’ll be glad she did. “Iron Man, huh? Is this, like, insider trading?” she asks. Spidey asks her to trust him. She won’t want to miss it. As he clambers through the window, Sally tells him he’s kinda dorky which she finds cute. If he wants to come by sometime she cooks a mean lasagna. They can keep it off the record. Spidey reminds her about what he said earlier regarding family. One of those people would be his wife. The situation becomes a little uncomfortable for both parties.
(the next morning)
Sally makes her way to Iron Man’s press conference where she meets fellow journo, Moni. She mentions that the big guns, Fox and CNN, are there, so it must be something. Sally guesses Iron Man may be getting a new costume. They love to make a big deal out of things like that. She adds that Spider-Man showed her his, last night. “Spider-Man showed you his what…?” she replies, before shushing. Iron Man is ready to speak.
Flanked by two secret service agents, Iron Man addresses the assembled press. He informs them that one hour ago he met with the president of the United States. Amongst the items they discussed were the Stamford incident and the proposed Super Hero Registration Act, currently making the rounds of Congress. As they know, this is an historic moment. If the act is passed, as expected, then roughly half of those currently serving them as protectors will be in violation of the law. Over the years, he continues, he has always endeavored to do what is right for the country’s citizens. He has served without question, but as he informed the president this morning, the question of the mask he wears has nagged at his conscience since the day he put it on. He asks who he is hiding from: his enemies or himself?
He tells the press that, in his speech to Congress yesterday, the president spoke of the next logical step they must take to ensure the security of all Americans. He has his own series of ‘steps’ that he long ago promised himself he would take. He asks the audience to look up. As their eyes are raised, they see descending from above, two versions of his armor. On his right is his original grey armor, and on his left, an earlier gold and red version. They hover beside him, as he informs the press that they are some of the many automated suits he has constructed over the years for the sole purpose of protecting his identity. He did this in order to pretend to be in two places at once. In other words… he lied.
An ABC news reporter raises his hand and asks if there isn’t a certain amount of hypocrisy in calling for support of the Registration Act, yet continuing to keep his identity secret. Iron Man replies that the Registration Act doesn’t specifically call for persons to reveal their identity publicly; merely to register with authorities for the purposes of identification. But, for himself he adds, some might call him a hypocrite unless he shows his face to the world… and they’d be right.
Moni turns to Sally Floyd and asks if he just said what she thought he said. Iron Man fiddles with the helmet attachments and informs them that he’s done this before, but always with a clever take-back. Today he is coming clean with the American people, as he should have done from day one. He can think of only one way to make them understand why. With a ksssh, gas is released as his helmet comes away from his body armor. He then raises the helmet over his head, revealing his face to the press. “Hello,” he announces. “My name is Tony Stark, and I am an alcoholic. And now it’s time to come clean.”
(second story)
(Stockton, upstate New York)
A police officer named Pete is in the woods at night with his friend, Albie. Albie has seen something he describes as being like a missile, and he is eager to investigate. Pete swears that if this is one of his alien spaceship encounters, he’s taking him back to the station, sober or clean. They soon come across an area of trees that have been destroyed. One is still aflame. Pete calls it in to dispatch, informing them that he’s gonna need backup and medical teams. They have a possible light aircraft down and he’s proceeding to investigate.
Using his torch, he approaches something lying in the middle of a nearby field. As they get closer, they realize that it’s a man. His appearance is accompanied by a strange noise, which they can’t identify. They approach the man gingerly and Albie recognizes him as being Speedball, one of the New Warriors. He asks Pete if he knows CPR, which of course, he does. Before Pete can touch him, Albie notices that Speedball isn’t touching the ground. The noise suddenly becomes louder and turns into a screech, destroying the torch and causing the two men to cover their ears. An explosion follows, disintegrating the two men and causing Speedball even more bodily damage.
(later)
“Speedball is dead.” The doctor’s colleague asks what he means, “He’s dead.” The other doctor explains that Speedball absorbed the brunt of the explosion in Stamford. By all rights he should not have survived, but he did. He’s surrounded by some kind of protective kinetic energy field, He suspects this saved his life, but it’s also fried his circuits. The results have been checked and rechecked, and his powers are completely dead. No kinetic energy field - nothing.
The doctor continues to point out that they found him on the western side of New York State, which is over five hundred miles from the blast zone. There’ll be an awful lot of people who will want to know how he survived. At the moment, their patient is in no condition to inform them.
(Speedball’s dream)
The New Warriors are staking out the hideout of several escapes from the Raft. They are spotted by a villainess named Coldheart and are forced to attack immediately. They fail to realize that Nitro is out of their league. The last thing Robbie remembers is being caught in a massive explosion, courtesy of Nitro.
(present)
As one of the doctors comments on how terrible the Stamford incident was, the EEG machine gets a spike from Robbie. His readings go off the charts, and security is asked to get someone in there immediately. Before long, Robbie opens his eyes, revealing the blurry face of a man looking down at him. The man introduces himself as being Eric Marshall. He’s attached to S.H.I.E.L.D.’s anti-registration terrorist violation squad via the N.S.A. He hopes Robbie isn’t attached to the number four because he has four pieces of bad news for him.
One, he’s afraid that his fellow New Warriors didn’t survive the explosion at Stamford. Two, the explosion killed somewhere in the neighborhood of six hundred and twelve Stamford residents, at least sixty of whom were schoolchildren. Robbie is in a daze, and doesn’t fully take in what is being said to him.
Three, Eric continues, the resultant blast reacted with his kinetic energy field and bounced him across half the state, only for him to be discovered in a wheat field in New York. However, he survived the brunt of the explosion thanks to his kinetic powers. The tremendous amount of released energy was transferred into his body. They believe that the series of unique synaptic and nerve-ending connections that allowed him to access his abilities were burned out as a result of this. He’s now powerless. “And four,” he adds, holding up his S.H.I.E.L.D. badge, “You are under arrest.”


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Xavier Institute:
Rain falls upon the Xavier Institute for Gifted Youngsters in Westchester, New York. As the storm carries on outside without end, a television illuminates one of the rooms of the mansion. On tonight’s episode of “This is the Hour,” the host introduces his audience to Valerie Cooper from the Office of National Emergency. He greets Dr. Cooper and gets straight to the point. Do mutants that have survived M-Day still have the same civil rights as the rest of the American population?
Yes, of course, says Valerie, coolly. However, she knows where the man is going with this question. He wants to know why the movements of the residents at the Xavier Estate have been restricted while other registered super humans walk freely.
Sitting in the television lit room of the mansion is Kitty Pryde and her faithful dragon, Lockheed. Kitty lies on the coach and pets her dragon. Upon hearing Valerie’s comments, the bitter X-Man tells the television that they already know the answer to that one frau commandant.
Beast enters the room, hearing the bitterness in Kitty’s voice, and tells her that her claws are showing. Kitty greets Hank and tells him that he will start showing his claws too when O*N*E* locks the X-Men down finally. Won’t happen, replies Hank. On television, Cooper tells the show host that the Registration war aside, mutants are in a state of emergency.
Beast stops in his tracks and asks Kitty what that noise was. Apart from the rain, Kitty replies, she cannot hear anything. Beast comments that she does not have the preternaturally acute hearing of a cat. I also don’t get fleas, jokes Pryde. Beast heads to the window with Kitty and tells her that it happened only once. However, seriously, something is going on out there.
Hank pauses to listen, and Kitty asks him what he hears. Hank replies that he hears angry voices. It sounds like the 198 are tearing up the place. Beast hears the sounds of yelling, marching footsteps and guns being armed. He then smells the air and realizes that something is burning. Beast tells Kitty that they better get Scott. There is a riot going on!
Outside at the 198 camp, a fierce fire rages, thanks to Fever Pitch, who sets tents and foliage ablaze. Mammomax picks up a O*N*E* soldier and throws him up into the air, as other mutants riot as well. The Sentinels quickly arrive on the scene, which does not go unnoticed by Erg, who calls the attention of Caliban. Caliban is actually happy to see the Sentinels. He is also happy to see the soldiers arrive as well – just like how Domino said they would come.
As Sack and other mutants crowd around Caliban, the mutant calls out for everyone to get ready. Johnny Dee gets out of his tent and asks what is going on. What are they getting ready for?
Suddenly, a bomb explodes and takes out a good portion of the wall surrounding the refugee camp! Through the dust and debris, X-Force charges in with guns and swords a blazing. The duo, Shatterstar and Domino, leap into action and immediately start to take down the O*N*E* agents near them.
On television, Cooper continues to defend the treatment of the mutants at Xavier’s. The host of the show asks Cooper if the real reason the mutants are being kept under lock is because they are a danger to the community at large. Absolutely not the case, says Valerie. Most of the mutants are peaceful, law-abiding citizens.
At the 198 camp, Domino tells Shatterstar to remember what they agreed to. They will only disarm or disable. No fatalities! You want to tell that to the soldier boys, asks Shatterstar.
The soldiers open fire on the two, but the bullets bounce right off Shatterstar’s chest. Shatterstar laughs and supposes that someone informed the troops after all. They are using rubber bullets. This isn’t battle; it’s play-acting. Domino takes cover behind Shatterstar and tells him that he has a costume made from Mojoworld body armor. She is the one who will be covered in bruises tomorrow from the rubber bullets! She then leaps out from behind Shatterstar, who is still welcoming the bullets with open arms, and shoots the soldiers with a concussion blast from her gun.
With the soldiers down, Domino approaches Caliban, Outlaw, Erg, Fever Pitch, Mammomax and others. She tells the group that transport is on the other side of the walls. Anyone who wants out of this holiday camp should know that their flight is ready to depart. Caliban tells Domino that he thinks they have something to say about that. Domino turns to see three Sentinels towering over her. Classic David-and-Goliath situation comments the woman. They don’t stand a chance.
Domino turns and starts shooting the Sentinels, as Shatterstar, Erg, Fever Pitch, Outlaw and Caliban join her in battle.
Nearby, Colonel Reyes supervises the scene and is joined by Bishop. Bishop asks for a report on the situation and learns that the 198 started a riot to apparently divert attention from the perimeter wall. It seems the 198 had allies on the other side. Bishop recognizes Shatterstar and Domino and tells Reyes that they are from X-Force. An angry Reyes tells Bishop that they blew up a wall built with U.S. tax payer dollars. Domino and Shatterstar are terrorists!
On his comm, Reyes tells the Sentinels to lay down continuous fire. No one will get through these walls! The Sentinels attack the 198 and create an energy barrier to prevent them from escaping through the destroyed wall. The Sentinels order the 198 to return to their quarters. Reyes demands to know where the X-Men are. If they don’t come soon to back him up then he will have the Sentinels use lethal force. Bishop, who is busy fighting the Collective Man, tells Reyes that he called the X-Men. They will be here soon.
Shatterstar regroups with Domino and tells her that they are running out of time. They need to remove the Sentinels soon. Domino tells her partner that there is something she wanted to try and this seems like the perfect field test. She has always subconsciously manipulated probabilities, but she has been practicing her cognitive control. Does Shatterstar see the storm clouds above? There is a lot of electrical energy up there. Lighting has to hit something. Let them see what happens when she nudges the odds around a bit…
Suddenly, two bolts of lightning strike the Sentinels!
The tide of the battle turns as the 198 take down more troops. Caliban has witnessed many battles in his time, but he has not often experienced an atmosphere as emotionally charged as this one. There is anger as Bishop fights Domino. There is confusion as Leech watches soldiers being beaten. There is hatred as Scalphunter lethally attacks a O*N*E* soldier. There is a perverse joy out of fighting, as Shatterstar charges Bishop. Above all, though, there is fear, as the O*N*E* soldier looks up to the sadistic face of Scalphunter.
Emotion is what Caliban uses as a weapon. He feeds on it and transforms it and bends it to his will. When he is ready he unleashes it on a victim in the form of a psycho-active virus. The target this time is Bishop.
Bishop battles Shatterstar, but suddenly is overcome by grief for his sister Shard, and he collapses to the ground apologizing to her. Shatterstar is initially confused, but then realizes that this was Caliban’s doing. He is annoyed, as there is not honor in this victory now. Caliban tells Shatterstar that there is no time for honor. He did his job.
With the Sentinels, soldiers and Bishop down, a large craft flies over the wall and opens its hatch. Domino tells the 198, who have all grabbed their bags, and tells them that they don’t have time to admire the lights. They need to get their butts aboard the ship!
Nearby, a soldier tells Reyes that more mutants are coming in. Reyes turns to see the newcomers and then tells the soldier to relax. They are with the O*N*E*.
Cyclops, Kitty, Beast, Iceman and Archangel arrive on scene. Kitty looks at the scene in horror, as Cyclops knocks Domino off the pile of rubble she stands on with an optic blast. Iceman attacks Shatterstar, who deflects the ice with his swords. Beast immediately leaps upon Caliban. Kitty mutters to herself that this is so wrong. Domino and Shatterstar regroup, and Cyclops tells the woman to give up. Not a chance, Scott, says Domino. They are there to free these people. They have committed no crime – unless being a mutant is a crime. X-Force will not give up. The X-Men will have to kill them. Is Cyclops ready for that?
Nearby, Emma Frost approaches the collapses Bishop, who is being watched by a soldier. Emma asks Bishop if he is ok, but Bishop is talking to himself and telling someone that if they mess with his sister again he will kill them. Emma is confused, but the soldier tells her that Caliban messed with Bishop somehow. As Bishop begins to talk about his mother, Emma realizes that Bishop is affected with a temporary psychosis. He is flashing back to his past. She needs to fix it before any permanent damage is done. Emma then begins to block the neuro-transmitters for a couple of seconds, and Bishop is freed from his delusions.
The weakened Bishop asks Emma what happened as he sees a large aircraft flee the scene. Nearby, Colonel Reyes tells Sentinel unit three to follow the craft. Bishop approaches Reyes and demands to know what happened. He then learns that Cyclops let the 198 escape.
Bishop turns to Cyclops and asks him if this is true. Cyclops explains that there would have been fatalities if they kept on fighting. They have lost enough mutants already. Frustrated, Bishop tells Cyclops that he doesn’t believe this. He thought Cyclops was their leader. Without the Professor to tell Scott how to think, he seems pretty lost. Who is pushing his buttons now? Emma?
Feeling better are we, asks the grinning Miss Frost. Offended, Cyclops asks Bishop who he is taking orders from now; the O*N*E*? Bishop walks closer to Cyclops and tells him that the O*N*E* chain of command goes straight up to the White House. Does Cyclops really want to go down that road? Cyclops fires back that Bishop grew up in the shadows of Sentinels. Does he want that to happen again?
Bishop turns to look at the burning wreckage of the camp and tells Scott that he doesn’t. That is why mutants must police themselves. Otherwise there is chaos. Does Scott know what follows chaos? This, says Bishop, as he points to the ‘M’ mark on his right eye. Where he comes from, children were branded as mutants.
Bishop then stands in Cyclops’ face and tells him not to preach to him. He doesn’t know what real oppression is. Cyclops begins to tell Bishop that he does know, but Bishop covers Scott’s mouth with his hand to silence him. “Don’t,” says the firm Bishop, with a finger in Scott’s face.
Bishop then walks away from the X-Men, who aren’t pleased.
Avengers Tower:
Tony Stark meets with General Lazer, Valerie Cooper and Bishop in the meeting room of the tower. He sums up the recent events. Two members of X-Force waltz into Xavier’s mansion and take away over half of the refugees, leaving a guard critically injured. X-Force’s craft outruns a Sentinel and they have no idea where it is. They could be with Captain America for all they know. Tony Stark is sure General Lazer agrees that this isn’t O*N*E*’s finest hour.
Lazer defends his organization and tells Stark that X-Force’s craft was cloaked against surveillance and his people were not authorized to use the necessary force. Necessary force, questions Tony. What is Lazer trying to say? Tony offers to simplify the situation. The White House has asked him to oversee a solution, which will demonstrate that mutants are not a menace to society. He would like to see a joint force of mutants and Sentinels working to bring in the renegades. Unfortunately, most mutants prefer to remain neutral. Tony motions to the screen, which shows an image of Micromax and Sabra. Bishop tells Lazer that they are good people who he has recruited.
An Englishman and an Israeli is the best you can find, retorts Lazer. He supposes he can let Bishop and his recruits assist. Tony, however, tells Lazer that he has recommended that Bishop lead the operation in field. It will be good for the public to see a mutant acting as sheriff. Valerie speaks up and tells Lazer that Bishop has experience policing mutants with the X.S.E. and on the street in Mutant Town. He is a perfect choice.
An angry Lazer gets up and tells Stark that this isn’t a management decision. He is a professional soldier. This operation will stay under his command. Smugly, Tony tells Lazer that when he put the idea on the table to the Secretary of Defense this morning, the man responded favorably. Beaten, Lazer realizes that this is a fait accompli. Why did Tony even bother to ask for approval?
“Professional courtesy?” offers Iron Man.
 As Lazer storms out, Valerie tells him that she thinks Tony is right about this. A thief to catch a thief is fine in theory, replies Lazer. However, when the chips are down, Cooper will see that a mutant will always side with his own kind.
“His own kind?” repeats a disturbed Cooper.
Xavier’s Mansion:
As the sun sets, four men quietly change into leather outfits. Cyclops tells his friends that they should have no illusions about what is happening; what they are about to do will put them outside the law. Won’t be the first time, someone replies. Cyclops continues and explains that they will run against Bishop and the Sentinels eventually, and probably even Iron Man and the other registered heroes.
Archangel zips up his suit and tells Scott that they know what they are getting into. Cyclops tells him that he just wants them to be sure. We are sure, replies Warren. They find the 198 before O*N*E* does, not matter what. They have chosen their side. They are mutants. They protect their own – until death. Cyclops turns to Iceman. “What he said,” says Robert.
When the four leather-clad men are done dressing, Iceman turns to Emma and asks her for the verdict. How does she like the bad-boy look? “Hold me back,” says a smiling Emma.
Access Tunnel:
Iceman drives a heavy-duty Hummer down the tunnels of the mansion as Archangel flies overhead. Bobby comments that Forge has done them proud with this vehicle, as it handles like a dream. Inside with Iceman are Cyclops, Emma and Beast. Hank hopes that here isn’t a Sentinel at the end of the tunnel, but Scott tells him that they are too busy patching up after the incident last night. Iceman supposes that they are safe until replacements arrive.
The team makes it outside to the outskirts of the estate grounds and park at a lookout point over the estate. They exit the vehicle and Emma tells Scott that she wishes he would let her come too. Scott tells Emma that someone has to put out the fires and look out for the students. No, says Emma. That is not it. This is something special for the boys isn’t it? The original X-Men.
Not quite, says Scott lowly, as he looks down to the ground.
As the team looks back at the mansion, Iceman tells his friends that he never though they’d be sneaking out like this – like thieves in the night. There has to be a name for this kind of situation. Yeah, replies Archangel. It’s the end of an era.
The four men then enter the vehicle and drive off. Emma watches until the vehicle is out of sight, but suddenly she hears a booming voice tell her that she is outside the designated perimeter of the Xavier Estate without permission. I’m sorry, says the shocked Emma as she flips around.
Emma looks up to see a massive Sentinel unit, a bit different than a typical unit, towering over her.
“Sorry won’t do it!”


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On the steps of the Xavier Institute, Emma Frost has been “escorted” back to the school grounds in the steely grip of one of the newly re-designed O*N*E Sentinels. And she is not pleased. Still within the Sentinel’s claw-like grasp, Frost tells Dr. Valerie Cooper that she is the school’s headmistress and the Sentinel has retrieved her like she was a truant schoolgirl. Cooper reminds Emma that no mutant is allowed to leave the estate without informing the O*N*E officials responsible for overseeing the “protective custody” established at Xavier’s following M-Day.
 Emma asks if there’s a human pilot inside the Sentinel as she can’t pick up any type of consciousness. Val tells her that they are psi-shielded and this is standard on all the new models. Emma responds that she didn’t answer her question and Valerie reluctantly acknowledges that there are still human pilots inside.
  She then gets back to her original questioning. She demands to know where Cyclops and the others have gone and if they are with the 198. Emma tells her that she has no idea and Valerie tells her she’s not stupid and knows that Emma is in constant psionic contact with her paramour, Scott Summers. Emma tells Dr. Cooper that if she thinks that she would betray the man she loves so that the Sentinels can hunt him down then she’s not just stupid, she’s crossed a line and joined the monsters.
Meanwhile, somewhere in Illinois Cyclops and his team take a break and contact Captain America. He is battered and receiving medical attention from the Night Nurse, one of his allies in the fight against the new Superhuman Registration Act. Cap tells Cyclops it’s not a good time and curtly asks what he wants. Cyclops tells Cap he needs his help and Cap makes it clear that this secure channel is for superhumans who want to join his cause and that he doesn’t have time to talk Cyclops down off the fence. Cyclops tells Cap he isn’t on the fence anymore since he witnessed people he respects trying to free mutants who had been caged at the Institute. He asks Cap if he knows there the 198 are because he’s trying to help them before Bishop and the O*N*E Sentinels get to them.
As Cyclops makes his plea to Captain America, Iceman notices some birds nearby taking flight. They were spooked by something and the X-Men realize that something is coming. A new-fangled Sentinel emerges from the trees and orders the X-Men to surrender. Iceman cockily says that there’s never been a Sentinel that the X-Men couldn’t take down but Cyclops urges caution as they don’t know the capabilities of these new Sentinels.
 Iceman ices up its head and this seems to stagger it. But the effect is only momentary as the Sentinel easily breaks it away. The pilot, Jake Slayton asks smugly “Is that it?” and unleashes a barrage of weapon fire at the X-Men while asking his superiors to downgrade these X-Men’s threat level to “Pushover”.
The four original X-Men are staggered by the attack and the Beast suggests a strategic retreat. Cyclops orders them to the X-Rover and tells Iceman to use their “Fire and Ice” maneuver. Bobby send s beam of ice at the Sentinels face once more and Cyclops pulverizes it with his blast right in front of the Sentinel’s head creating a cloud of frosty snow. The Sentinel pilot tells them this is a futile effort given its sensor capacity which includes thermal, sonar, radar and a genetic lock on their power signatures but when the cloud clears, he is surprised to find them complete gone.
Inside the X-Rover, Beast reports that they managed to lose the Sentinel thanks to Forge’s “red herring” jammer signal. Iceman doesn’t see a cause for celebration and asks how they can help the 198 if they can’t defeat a single Sentinel. Cyclops says they’ll handle that when they have to but first they have to find the 198. He says that Cap has shared a list of SHIELD bases passed on to him by Nick Fury, a list that he also gave to Domino. He believes that Domino and the 198 are holed up in an abandonment government storehouse in Nevada.
In the aforementioned base, Shatterstar wonders if the 198’s situation has improved, given that they went from the “concentration camp” at Xavier’s to being stuck underground. Domino replies that Caliban likes it and Shatterstar reminds her that he spent most of his life in the sewers.  Domino tells him they didn’t have a ton of option and at least here there is security and rations. They discuss the set-up a bit further and Shatterstar notes that it’s unwise strategically to only have a single way out. Domino tells him it’s too late for second thoughts and that it’s up to X-Force to provide them with protection for the moment and let fate work the rest out. She has faith that things will turn out the best for her as they almost always have. At the same moment, Caliban is exploring the underground corridors of the base and to his dismay discovers a highly secured area marked as dangerous.
In a secured, O*N*E facility, Johnny Dee is in a foul mood. He complains to his “brother” about the situation they are in now that Lorelei has seen the “dolls” they can create. He curses at his “brother” calling him a filthy freak and telling him that now his mutant friends won’t allow him anywhere near them.
 General Lazer enters and is surprised to hear a mutant use the term “freak” with such venom. Johnny corrects him, explaining that he’s not a mutant himself but his “brother” is. They are two distinct minds and personalities. Lazer suggests that maybe it’s his brother he should be addressing and asks if it has a name. Johnny replies that he’s just a drooling idiot and doesn’t need a name. He insists upon continuing to serve as his “brother’s” spokesman and assures Lazer that he’ll make him do it if he chooses to. The vicious looking creature adjoined to Johnny’s torso hisses its displeasure.
Lazer asks how it works and at first Johnny asks why he should help him knowing that Lazer will never let him go. Lazer tells him that is true but at this point he is all that Johnny has and making him happy should be a priority. This would lead him to make Johnny’s new life there comfortable. Should he become upset, however, he vows to bury Johnny in a cell so deep he’ll never see the sun or breathe fresh air again. Lazer repeats his question and Johnny concedes that the general makes a persuasive argument.
 He explains that with the replicas he can control the actions of the original, feel what they feel and see what they see. Lazer indicates that he’s figured this out but does not get how these dolls are made. Johnny tells him that all it takes is a minute DNA sample, skin cells, sweat, hair or blood is sufficient. The DNA is ingested by his “brother’” who metabolizes it in his “stomach” producing a pod which contains the miniature duplicate. Lazer warns Dee never to touch him and Johnny assures him he’s not stupid. He tells him that if he wants his own Hulk to control all it would take is a sample of Hulk DNA. Lazer regrets that he doesn’t have that but realizes that he does possess the DNA of others.
Cut to Cyclops, who “zones out” for a moment as the X-Men make their way to the military base that now serves as refuge to the 198. Scott was staring intently at the view screen with the map to the 198’s secret location when Iceman snapped him out of it. As they make their way, Beast notes that the stretch of land ahead would be perfect for an ambush.
At O*N*E’s Sentinel base in New Mexico, Val Cooper receives a diagnostic report on the new “Shrapnel” Sentinel that assures her that its sensors are functioning properly. This is following the X-Men’s disappearance after a brief scuffle with the new Sentinel.
Nearby, Bishop is speaking with Sabra who has been asked by the Israeli government to assist the US in their efforts to enforce their new Superhuman Registration Act. Sara notes that she did not realize this would mean going up against the X-Men and Bishop makes it clear that the X-Men are more than just four individuals. Sabra points out that he’s the only X-Man who is actively pursuing the 198. He begins to question Sabra’s dedication to their mission and she replies that she is there at the request of her government and will do what is asked of her. In exchange, Israel will get the intelligence and surveillance technology they need to implement a similar registration measure of their own. She notes that the climate in Israel is far too volatile for unsupervised superhuman activity. She assures Bishop that she has no doubts.
Bishop then turns to the O*N*E’s other international recruit, Micromax who is representing British interests and asks if he has any reservations. He notes that the new Sentinel looks mean and he’s glad it’s on their side before adding that he’s a good government operative and will keep any personal doubts he may have to himself, just like Bishop.
 Their dialogue is interrupted by Val Cooper who has news that the President is considering full pardons for all the escaped mutants due to pressure surrounding the civil rights implications of their recent detainment. She notes that once this goes through, the 198 will be treated like any other superhuman under the new policies outlined by the Superhuman Registration Act. Bishop tells Val that it sounds to him like she doesn’t want them to find the 198. She replies honestly that it would make things a lot simpler if they didn’t locate them until after the President had changed the current policies.
 At that moment, General Lazer calls to tell them he has found the 198’s secret headquarters. When Bishop asks how he knows this, Lazer smiles and says he has his methods. Johnny Dee sits at the table with one a “voodoo pawn” of Cyclops.
At that moment, Cyclops is trying to convince Domino to trust him and let him and the other X-Men present into their secured bunker. Domino finally relents and is about to let them in when Archangel retains form his recon flight and announces that they’ve been found. In seconds, the X-Men are surrounded by an assault squad that includes Bishop, Sabra, Micromax, three of the newly-issued Sentinels, and dozens of O*N*E troops.
 Bishop tells them to listen up and fills them in on the President’s proposal for full amnesty for the 198. He asks that they all just calm down and sit things out until the President makes his announcement. General Lazer is outraged that Bishop is not acting to bring the 198 in immediately but Bishop makes it clear that this is his call and they’re going to wait for word from the President. Lazer is not content to let mutants simply be licensed and regulated.
As he rants, Johnny Dee notes the incredible untapped power levels that Cyclops continuously holds in check. Lazer orders Johnny to take control of Cyclops and unleash his full power against Bishop. Johnny tells Lazer that this will probably kill them both and Lazer tells him to do it! Cyclops calls out Bishop’s name and unleashes an unchecked power beam at Bishop’s chest. Bishop tells him that if he’s determined to throw down like this then to keep it coming and power him up. But he quickly realizes that Cyclops’ energy output is too much for him. He cries out in pain as his ability to absorb Cyclops’ energy is exceeded and it begins to burn out his system. Everyone watches in horror and surprise and Cyclops continues to bombard Bishop with energy.