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The Hellfire Club, London Branch.People are dressed in elaborate costumes, they laugh and smile as they enjoy the evening. Fantomex enters and after taking a glass of wine, he pulls his mask up above his mouth to drink it.
'Well... I wouldn't say you completely out of place... but you definitely seem more interesting than the rest of this crowd... these desperate dilettantes, so eager to rage against their own banality' a red-haired woman in a purple dress remarks. Fantomex turns to her. 'My apologies, Mademoiselle. I don't believe I caught your name'. 'Dance. As in, you should ask me to' the woman smiles. 'But of course. Where are my manners?' Fantomex replies as he takes her gloved hand.
They dance close together, and Fantomex asks her if they should continue to make small talk. 'Should we pretend we don't know one another?' 'You're no fun' the red-haired woman pouts. 'I hate to impugn your femme fatale shtick... but neither are you' Fantomex tells her. They dance across the floor, and as the woman is dipped, she throws off her mask, and her skin suddenly changes to blue. She is Raven Darkholme a.k.a. Mystique.
'Don't tell me you're still sore with me, Fantomex' Mystique asks. 'People in our line of work have to let bygones be bygones. Water under the bridge and all that'. Fantomex narrows his eyes and points out that that water is murky at best. 'And I'd hardly be satisfied... unless you were floating in it face down'. Mystique puts her fingers to her mouth, 'Poor thing. That pride of yours just can't seem to scab over, can it?' she remarks. Fantomex tells Mystique that he would love to continue this little tete-a-tete, but he has business with the Inner Circle. He has discovered something new in regards to their friends at Someday Corporation. He explains to Mystique that the mutants under their “protection” have become little more than lab rats – experimented upon, augmented with technology that he knows all too well.
Mystique starts to walk away from Fantomex and informs him that the Council doesn't have time for him right now, but they would like the two of them to work together to deal with Someday, to send them a message. 'Like it or not, I'm the best you're going to get. In more ways than one'. Fantomex hangs his head, closes his eyes and sighs. 'This is going to be simply lovely' he mumbles.
Under the darkened sky over Genosha, in amongst the ruins of the once heavily populated nation stand two lone figures. Max Eisenhardt a.k.a. Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto, and the recently rescued Christopher “Triage” Muse, who asks: 'So, Magneto... you're sending your team after these Dark Riders'. Magneto replies that he is. 'And these Dark Riders are tough customers' Triage remarks. 'That is a matter of perspective' Magneto responds. Triage points out that they are Inhumans, at least some of them, chosen by Apocalypse to cull the weak from the Earth. 'Yes' Magneto confirms. 'Then I'll consider them to be tough' Triage announces. 'Suit yourself' Magneto tells him. A concerned look on his face, Triage explains to Magneto that what he is saying is that there is a good chance some of his crew is going to get jacked up. 'Yes' Magneto acknowledges. 'You remember I'm a healer, right?' Triage asks, adding that he has his uses in a fight, however Magneto kept him of the field, stranded here in Genosha with him. '... in this... graveyard' Triage declares, examining his surroundings. 'Yes' Magneto confirms.
'Okay... so... why?' Triage asks. Magneto points out that the Dark Riders view the current state of the world – the Terrigen Mists that are killing their people – as a kind of weaponized natural selection, and now the Dark Riders are targeting mutant healers in some bid to speed up their race on its way to extinction. 'Taking you on a mission that brings us into direct conflict with our enemies...' Magneto begins. 'Would be like serving me up on a silver platter' Triage completes the thought. Magneto pauses, before repeating himself with 'Yes'. 'But you must realize... you can't protect us all' Triage points out.
Tibet, a lone temple in the side of snow-covered mountain, where Shen Xorn sits in a meditative state. A figure can be seen standing behind a pillar, and Xorn calls out 'Please. I know you are there. There is no need to hide'. A large weapon, connected to the arm of the Dark Rider called Barrage is placed at the back of Xorn's head. 'Who's hiding?' Barrage asks. 'The coming storm has no need to skulk. Ill winds are blowing, mutant... and your kind will be cleansed from the Earth' Barrage declares. 'What do you say to that?' Barrage asks, leaning in close to Xorns's helmet-covered head. 'Would you care for a cup of tea?' Xorn asks him. A pot of tea and some tea cups float around in the room, as Harddrive and Deadbolt move into view. 'He's unhinged, Barrage. Just like we thought. Been in exile too long. He's lost touch with reality' Deadbolt declares. Barrage looks over at his teammate and remarks 'What you're saying, Deadbolt, is that we're putting this place of garbage out of his brain-addled misery'.
Seemingly unfazed, Xorn remarks that it is strange. 'You talk about the death of the mutant race... but you have mutants among you'. Deadbolt tells Xorn that mutant or not, he honors the code, only the strong survive – it is the natural order. Xorn states that mutation is part of the natural order, change, the foundation of mutation, is natural. 'You might exterminate every mutant healer on Earth. But what if the last mutant healer hasn't been born? What if a secondary mutation occurs within the existing population?' Xorn asks. He admits that “if” is a small word, but frightening to those who deal in absolutes. 'And it makes mutantkind an enemy you can never -' he begins, when suddenly, Barrage fires his weapon, 'Sorry, friend. We're on a tight schedule here. And you've had more than your fair share of last words'.
However, there is a flare of energy from Xorn, and Barrage is sent careening backwards as energy radiates around him. 'Get us out of here, Harddrive! Teleport us -' Deadbolt calls out in a state of panic. Harddrive grabs Deadbolt, as Xorn turns to them, and energy pours from his eyes at them, but they vanish, teleported away. 'Hmm. They should have accepted the tea' Xorn smiles.
Egypt, where the Dark Riders have their hideout. Harddrive and Deadbolt materialize, and Gauntlet, Hurricane, Psynapse, Tusk and Spyne gather around them. 'Everyone! All of you! Gather up! We're going back! He can't get away with that! We're going to murder that bastard for what he did!' Deadbolt exclaims.
'What the hell happened?' Gauntlet asks. Harddrive reports that Shen Xorn was more formidable than they expected. 'His powers are not as diminished as we believed' he states, adding that Barrage did not survive. 'This isn't right! We're strong! Barrage was strong! He wasn't meant to fall... not to some pacifist monk!' Deadbolt exclaims in hysterics. 'Somebody shut him up before I put a bullet in his head' Gauntlet orders. Psynapse tells him that there is no need for that, and places a hand on Deadbolt's head while announcing that he is erasing Deadbolt's fear, his doubt, replacing it with the true gospel'. Psynapse explains that Deadbolt can still strong, still be of use to them. Flanked by Spyne and Tusk, Gauntlet replies 'Good... because evolution's ringing the dinner bell'.
At that moment, the X-Men's Blackbird streaks through sky above a desert, towards a pyramid. Inside, Monet St Croix asks Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock if she is sure this is the place, because scanners are not even picking up any entrances. 'It's sealed up tight' Monet remarks. Victor “Sabretooth” Creed stands behind his two powerful teammates as Betsy informs them that when she scanned the minds of the Dark Riders, this is the place she saw. 'They're here' Betsy declares. 'Well... let's dig them out' Creed suggests.
In the back of the jet, Warren Worthington III a.k.a. Archangel stands in some sort of holding station, when Betsy contacts him telepathically and instructs him to knock on the door. Archangel streaks out of the Blackbird, immediately down towards the pyramid – entering one side of it, and bursting out the other! 'Now I'm detecting an entrance' Monet smiles. Psylocke engages autopilot and pulls out her sword, 'Let's show these buggers who they're dealing with' she declares as the three of them prepare to leave the Blackbird. 'Jumping out of planes without a parachute... always shows your enemies how buck wild you are!' Creed declares as he follows Psylocke out the hatch, the two of them dropping to the pyramid below as Monet flies behind them, and Archangel joins them in the air.
At the entrance that Archangel created, Sabretooth enters first, and Psylocke instructs Archangel to hang back .'If anyone tries to escape... cut them down' she tells him, as the silent Archangel hovers above the pyramid. Sabretooth leads the way through the dark tunnels within the pyramid, and informs Monet and Betsy that the Dark Riders are squatting here, he can smell them, adding that the whole place reeks of something older, though. 'Apocalypse' Monet remarks. But Betsy reminds her teammates that the Dark Riders don't serve him anymore. 'Just the same... there's a reason you wanted the Angel to stay outside. You don't want him anywhere near this stench...in case is triggers the killer inside' Creed tells Betsy, who turns to him and asks 'That's something you would know quite a bit about, isn't it, Creed?' before declaring that if that happens, she promises to kill Archangel. 'Just like I'll put you down. But I'll only enjoy one of those scenarios' Betsy adds. Sabretooth tells Betsy not to worry. 'I go feral, there's no shortage of volunteers to kill me... not among this crew... but I'll give you the first -' Sabretooth begins, but as he rounds a corner, an explosion sends him flying backwards.
Monet and Betsy rush over to Creed, as a voice calls out 'Sorry for the rude welcome, but this is a holy place. We don't take kindly to infidels at our door!' Gauntlet holds his weapon towards the X-Men, as Tusk, Psynapse and Harddrive stand behind him. 'Come on in, though. Let's get this over with. And we'll say our “amens” over your carcasses' Monet rushes over to Gauntlet, 'You're the one who killed Elixir! I'm going to make you pay for that! I'm going to make you suffer!' she warns him, dodging his weapon as he fires it.
Psylocke's sword clashes against Deadbolt's, and she warns Monet to be careful. 'Don't let your anger get the best of you' she adds, while Sabretooth roars as Tusk's underlings lunge at him, and Spyne lashes out, his jagged-tooth mouth reaching for Sabretooth's face. Suddenly, Tusk slams his fist into Monet, knocking her backwards. But Monet is quick to recover: 'You want to cut in, big guy? Suits me. I don't care who falls first. I'm tired of mutants dying. I'm tired of my friends getting killed... by people like you!' Monet shouts as she flies over and slams her own powerful fist into Tusk's face. But then, Monet falls victim to a psychic assault from Psynapse. 'All that pain... all that rage... how does it feel... amplified a thousand times over in that pretty little skull of yours?' the Dark Rider asks.
'You want to play mental games with someone, Psynapse... why don't you play with me?' Betsy asks as she kicks Deadbolt backwards, while striking Psynapse with a telepathic surge. Wind whirls around the Dark Rider called Hurricane as Sabretooth moves towards him. 'You. You're a mutant. But you threw in with the Dark Riders against your own kind. Believe me... I know how much you must hate yourself to do something like that' Sabretooth tells him, while Harddrive looks at a monitor, and sees Archangel hovering outside. Gauntlet tells Harddrive to keep his head in the game, and remarks that the healer and Magneto are not here. 'No. But I have eyes on them' Harddrive replies, and an instant later, the Dark Riders teleport away.
'They teleported out' Monet remarks as she, Sabretooth and Psylocke regroup. 'I think this fight was pointless for them. We aren't their targets' Psylocke points out, when suddenly, 'The door!' Monet cries out as sand and rubble collapse over the entrance way. 'They're sealing us in!' Sabretooth exclaims, as the door is blocked with a THOOOM. 'They lured us in...trapped us here' Sabretooth remarks. 'They can't possibly believe this will hold us. Not for long, anyway' Monet tells the others as she readies her fists. Betsy tells her teammates that the Dark Riders are not trying to imprison them, they just want to slow them down while they go after Magneto. 'Erik...please tell me you've left a psychic channel open... because they're coming for you!' Betsy calls out telepathically. 'The Dark Riders are coming for you!' Betsy urgently tells Magneto again.
'Yes' Magneto replies as he and Triage look up .'I know' he announces, as the Dark Riders materializes on Genosha!


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A pyramid in Egypt, where Victor “Sabretooth” Creed exclaims 'The Dark Riders sealed the tomb! We're trapped in here!' as he, Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock and Monet St Croix examine the rubble that has sealed them in the pyramid. 'Not for long, we're not' Monet declares as she readies her fists, and an instant later bursts through the side of the pyramid, Monet flies across the desert, as Betsy telepathically contacts her, instructing her to wait for them. 'You can't outrun their teleporter! The Blackbird's faster than -' Betsy begins, but Monet tells her to stop talking and to start flying. 'I'll meet you in 'Genosha!' Monet adds.
There, Max Eisenhardt a.k.a. Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto and Christopher “Triage” Muse find them under assault from the Dark Riders. 'We haven't shaken them yet! But you know the island better than anyone!' Triage calls out as Magneto leads the younger mutant amongst the rubble and ruins of Genosha. 'Isn't there someplace we can -' Triage begins, but Magneto tells him that is unlikely.
Deadbolt, Tusk and Hurricane move towards their quarry, as Deadbolt informs Magneto that they only want the healer. 'Hand him over and we'll be on our way' he adds.
'You're not considering handing me over are you?' Triage asks. 'That depends, Mr Muse...are you going to keep snivelling... or are you going to remember that you're an X-Man?' Magneto asks as he uses his power to smash a car towards Deadbolt. 'Look out! I'll cover you!' Tusk calls out as he leaps between the car and Deadbolt, while Magneto notices Gauntlet and Psynapse teleport up to the remains of a building nearby. 'Triage – on your right. They're flanking us!' Magneto calls out. Gauntlet opens fire, telling Magneto that he gave them aa good chase, but that it is time to stop running. 'My friend Psynapse can't read your mind, but the kid was easy to track. And now – bang – you're dead!'
But Magneto uses his power to shield himself with some metal-heavy rubble, and the weapons ire slams against it and causes an explosion. Triage was shielded, and he asks 'Magneto, are you -', as Magneto looks weary, 'I'm fine... just need... a moment' he replies. Triage points out that they don't have time, and that they have to move. Suddenly, Spyne creeps up behind Triage and shoves his tail through Triage's chest. Triage collapses to the ground, gasping for breath, as Spyne retreats. Gauntlet tells Psynapse that the kid can heal himself, and instructs his teammate to lock Triage's brain down. 'Make sure he's worm food' Gauntlet declares. 'It's already done, Gauntlet...but I'll make sure he doesn't suffer' Psynapse replies. Triage concentrates hard, blood trickling from his mouth, while Magneto notes Psynapse's comment and replies 'A glimmer of compassion...even from monsters. That is a kindness... I'll return with a quick death!' Shards of jagged metal start to fly around the area, and they shred through Psynapse. Spyne then leaps towards Magneto, who defends himself by levitating several sharp beams, impaling the lizard-like Dark Rider.
Magneto hangs his head, 'For those who rant about being strong...you seem to have forgotten what defined your strength. If the Dark Riders had remained in shadows... using guerilla tactics... you might have continued to prove a challenge. But out here...in the open...that is where I am supreme' Magneto announces.
Gauntlet has Magneto in his targets. 'Big talk from someone who looks like he's about to keel over. I want you to know... I respect you' Gauntlet declares, before tellling Magneto that he is too damn dangerous to live. But before Gauntlet can fire at Mangeto, Psylocke, Monet, Sabretooth and Warren Worthington III a.k.a. Archangel arrive on scene. 'Funny. I was thinking the same thing about you and your friends' Monet remarks as she knocks back one of Tusk's Underlings. Sabretooth lunges for Deadbolt, while Psylocke kicks Harddrive back and Magneto uses his power to levitate Gauntlet, while Archangel hovers above them all. 'Well, not the respect part...but you get the idea'
'...tricked us... wasting time... waiting or your team to show up...' Gauntlet utters. 'You didn't really think you'd take me by surprise, did you? You didn't think I'd be caught unaware... by your little metal spy?' Magneto asks as he uses his power to move a small camera through the air towards them. Nearby, Triage gasps as he completes the healing process. 'Whatever they were doing... blocking my ability to heal... I'm clear of it'. Triage gets to his feet, and asks Magneto why he feels like he was being used as bait, like he was just blood in the water. Up above, Archangel descends, and shoots some razor-sharp blades through Hurricane, who gasps, 'Apocalypse... why... my lord... why have you forsaken -' he asks, before Archangel swoops down and slices Hurricane in half.
'You're an Inhuman, right? Your people use the Terrigen Mists. And the T-Mists killed someone... someone I cared about!' Monet announces as she shoves her elbow into Tusk's face. Psylocke enters Harddrive's mind, and the Dark Rider goes wide-eyed and utters some numerical numbers. 'This bloke's a living computer. Might be something useful in his skull. I'm taking it...and wiping the rest clean!' Psylocke announces. 'You can't stop us! Only the strong survive! Only the strong deserve -' Deadbolt cries out, before Sabretooth snaps the Dark Rider's arm off. Magneto starts to trap Gauntlet in scraps of metal, wrapping them around him, and he announces that the Dark Riders are finished. 'The thing's you’ve fought for... the master's you've served... are gone. You have been abandoned'. Magneto tells Gauntlet that without guidance, they flail about, trying feebly to serve a cause that evades them. 'You think you're holy men... but you're more wild dogs... snapping at anyone who sticks their hand too close to your cage'.
'You think you can just... leave us here... to rot? We'll break free. We'll never stop coming for you' Gauntlet utters. Magneto narrows his eyes and asks Gauntlet who he thinks he is dealing with. 'I've found a use for you... a message you can deliver to anyone who might still be keeping an eye on your activities' Magneto announces as he and his team walk towards the Blackbird, Magneto activates the timer on a bomb that is connected to the scrap metal wrapped around Gauntlet. 'We'll come for you! We'll come for you... and we'll pass judgement! You mark my -' Gauntlet cries out, before Genosha – the entire island – goes up in a spectacular display of blazing flames, the Blackbird safely soaring away from the island, with Archangel flying alongside it.
Inside the Blackbird: 'You blew it up. You destroyed Genosha... sank the entire island... like it was nothing to you' Triage exclaims. But Magneto tells Triage that Genosha was destroyed a long time ago. 'Funny how you never mentioned that you'd wired the entire place to blow' Creed remarks. Magneto tells Creed that his complete understanding of his every plan is a variable that he cannot afford. 'Did you know? Did you know they'd come for me? Were you hoping for them to show up?' Triage asks. 'So many questions... from one who seems to understand the situation so clearly' Magneto replies. Triage asks Magneto where he is going to hide now, where he will lay low. 'Genosha was your home' Triage points out. 'The destruction of Genosha was a warning to the world. I have no intention of “laying low”' Magneto announces, assuring Triage that he need not worry about where they will be residing. 'There will be no place for you there'.
Limbo, where Illyana “Magik” Rasputin teleports Psylocke, M and Triage into her realm. 'It's happened, hasn't it? I've... I've died and gone to hell' Triage exclaims as he examines his surroundings. 'Not quite. Neighboring zip code' Magik smiles, putting her large sword behind her head. She then smiles: 'Welcome to X-Haven. Hope you survive -' she begins, but Monet interrupts, 'Just don't, all right? Spare us the fatalist catchphrase'. Magik narrows her eyes and tells Monet to have it her way. 'Like I really care what happens to you anyway' she mutters.
Suddenly, Ororo “Storm” Munroe approaches the group, asking them to forgive Illyana's snarkiness. 'You are, of course, welcome here. All of you' Storm smiles. She and Betsy embrace, and Ororo tells her that it is good to see her. 'You too, Ororo' Betsy smiles, adding 'Being the savior of our people suits you'. Magik leads Triage to the mansion which had been teleported to Limbo, and tells him that they will get him settled in. 'Safe haven or not, we can use a good healer'.
Monet folds her arms and stands away from Storm and Betsy as Storm thanks them for bringing Triage here. Betsy tells Storm that Erik needed convincing, as he doesn't buy into what Storm is doing here. 'Why doesn't that surprise me? Even during the good times... and there have been so few of those... Magneto and I rarely saw eye to eye... at least not for long' Storm recalls, adding that it is almost a precondition for knowing the man – sooner or later, you are going to butt heads. 'I think you could take “later” out of that equation' Betsy remarks. Storm tells Betsy and Monet that they don't have to go back to him. 'We could use your help here'. Storm adds that she worries what happens to them the longer they take part in Magneto's mad crusade. Betsy tells her friend that Magneto is not mad, he is infuriating and prideful and egomanical and secretive... but that he is also right. 'We can't bury our heads in the sand and wait for this to blow over' Betsy declares. Storm points out that they have all lost so much, and they have so much to be angry about. 'But if you let that anger drive you -' Storm begins, reaching out to Monet, who brushes Storm's hand away and tells her to save it. 'You deal with your grief in whatever way you like. I've got my own thing going on' Monet snaps. Storm announces that the world is cruel and vicious and opportunistic, and knows that she would be a fool to argue otherwise. 'Just take care that you don't become more like our enemies... and less like the X-Men'.
The Savage Land: a large tower spirals up out of the jungle, and inside, a robot stands alongside the Blackbird and informs Magneto that all has been prepared. 'In accordance with your desires, I have activated all essential systems at facility designate... War Room X' the robot states. Magneto address the robot as Ferris and thanks it.
Carrying a large trunk across his shoulders, Sabretooth tells Magneto that he has a nice place here, very homey. 'After we're done unpacking, I'm gonna search it for demolition ordinance' Creed adds. Magneto tells him to rest easy, and remarks that destroying War Room X would serve no purpose. Creed asks Magneto if he knew that Triage kid could heal himself. 'You know that if he got cut down, he'd be all right?' Creed asks. Betsy and Monet approach him, and Betsy tells Creed not to make that assumption. Betsy stands before Magneto and tells the others that he was gambling that the Dark Riders would show up at all. 'And when you gamble, you have to be willing to lose something' Betsy points out, before asking Erik, if he doesn't mind, whether she can have a word. 'By all means, Elizabeth' Magneto responds.
Betsy and Magneto walk out of the cargo hold, and Monet eyes up Sabretooth, remarking that it looks like the big kids need a moment in private. 'Oh, well. It's not a total loss. Come on, Sabretooth. I'll watch you do some heavy lifting' Monet smiles.
Walking side by side down a corridor, Magneto tells Psylocke that he trusts her meeting with Storm went smoothly. 'As well as can be expected' Betsy replies, adding that she wants them to join her. 'Well... she wants Monet and myself to join her' Betsy corrects herself. Betsy then tells Magneto that she is going to offer him a bit of advice, and that it is his choice whether he takes it or not. Magneto remains silent, his face hidden by his helmet as Betsy reminds him that Monet is as close to a perfect mutant as possible, Creed might be a dim-witted beast, but he is also dead lethal, while she is a psychic ninja with the Angel of Death on a leash. 'You keep surprising us with these secretive plans of yours, it's going to circle back and bite you' Betsy warns him, suggesting that if they are teammates, then he should start treating them as such – that is what X-Men do. “X-Men” Magneto quotes, remarking that if they are going to fight for whatever shred of Xavier's dream remains, he supposes that is what they are. But Magneto tells Betsy to never forget that Xavier had his secrets. 'And so do I' he declares.
Los Angeles:
EVA hovers over several tall buildings, and inside, Raven Darkholme a.k.a. Mystique looks at the city through a monitor in EVA and tells Fantomex that it takes getting used to – thinking that this ship was spawned from his own nervous system. Fantomex informs Mystique that for a time, EVA even walked around on her own two legs, like a real woman. He adds that it is a long story, full of doppelgangers, heartache and betrayal. 'But now as we are – as the song says – back where we belong'. Mystique tells Fantomex that it is no wonder he is so comfortable with her shape-shifting... even after their previous encounters. 'Trans-mogrification must seem positively ordinary to you' Mystique remarks. 'At the very least' Fantomex confirms, explaining that when EVA was returned to her previous form, her personality remained unchanged. 'Try not to be envious of that, Raven, my dear' Fantomex mocks. 'Yes... try to needle away at me' Mystique replies, telling that Fantomex that his cavalier attitude might fool some people, but not her. Mystique leans on the back of Fantomex's chair and tells him that he is nervous about something – that he has been ever since he returned from that Someday Corporation storehouse. 'And now – as we rush off on another bit of corporate espionage – your edginess is palpable'.
Fantomex spins around on his chair to face Raven and tells her that she has seen through his facade. 'But if you understood the full implication of what I saw in that storehouse... if you knew the technology that Someday is using to -' Fantomex begins, interrupted as something jolts EVA. 'We've stopped. More precisely, something has stopped us in midair' Fantomex declares. Wide-eyed, Fantomex adds that they can't even be seen. 'EVA's misdirection engines are as effective as – oh' he mutters as the viewing screen depicts Magneto, who holds EVA in a magnetic field as he informs Fantomex and Mystique that they need to talk.


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First Story: Awakening -  Second Story: Going Public
First Story:
'Warren, please. Give me a sign' Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock pleads as she stands in some sort of lab within War Room X, located in the Savage Land. Warren “Archangel” Worthington is connected to some equipment as Betsy tells him that she has been coming down here, visiting him for weeks, but no matter how deep she digs, it is always the same. 'There's nothing left of you in there. And yet I keep looking' Betsy utters. She remarks that she thinks she has lost the plot, and adds that she is starting to worry. 'I'm here with these people... with Magneto... because of you. But if I'm wasting my time, I'd be better off -' Betsy begins, when suddenly, Betsy goes wide-eyed, her telepathy flares up, and she finds himself in some destroyed, barren landscape. Archangel is with her, and Betsy asks 'What did you -? What is this? Warren... are you?', and Warren speaks: 'Behold – what I have wrought' Betsy sees bodies amongst the rubble, 'Where are we? Who are these people?' she asks, teary-eyed, she looks at Warren, and asks 'Is it really you? Have I gotten through somehow?'
Warren remains expressionless, before suddenly, his appearance crumbles, replaced by his human look. 'I am with you... always... in spirit if not in flesh and blood' Warren announces as his feathered wings stretch outwards, white, heavenly clothing wrapped around his body. 'No. What I'm seeing... this place... you... it's all just a hallucination' Betsy declares. 'Some chemical misfire in your brain... or mine' she supposes.
Warren remains silent, as Betsy announces that this doesn't feel right, it is uncertain, as if she is seeing some memory. 'This is not a memory, Elizabeth. This is prophecy' Warren replies. 'It's inevitability. Unless...' he adds, shadows loom over them as they loom amongst the destroyed buildings, to see dozens of Warren in his Archangel form swooping towards them. '...you stop me' Warren concludes, adding that this is what befalls the town of Green Ridge – and that it is only the beginning.
Soon, Betsy enters the quarters of Max Eisenhardt a.k.a. Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto and tells him that they need to talk. Magneto gazes out the slanted windows that connect the floor with the ceiling, while his robotic assistant, Ferris, hovers nearby. He tells Betsy to come in, adding that he thought with her British upbringing she would have been polite enough to knock. 'It's important that we try to hold on to our social graces, don't you think?' he asks. 'Warren is walking' Betsy announces, ignoring Magneto's comments. Magneto instructs Ferris to leave them, and the robot replies 'As you wish, Sir' and floats out of Magneto's quarters. Betsy frowns and waits until the robot has left the room, when Magneto remarks 'So... Archangel'. Betsy reminds Magneto that she has been working with Archangel, trying to figure out if they were dealing with Warren, or the Dark Angel persona, the version of Archangel that was twisted into the genocidal heir to Apocalypse, and reveals that she now thinks they might be facing both.
Betsy continues, explaining to Magneto that she saw something, Warren offering a warning that Dark Angel might be returning, and a place that is connected to what's happened to him, or what will happen. Betsy hangs her head as she remarks that she has been dreading this moment, and tells Magneto that if the Dark Angel returns, she is not sure she is strong enough to kill him again. 'And if it's not Dark Angel... if it's Warren... how can I face him?' Betsy asks. Magneto puts a hand on Betsy's shoulder and assures her that this time, he is here to help her. 'You don't understand. You can't possibly. You've seen horrors, but this -' Betsy replies. 'Show me' Magneto interrupts her. Psylocke projects images into Magneto's mind and reminds him that Warren was one of Xavier's first students, and that he could fly – like some sort of winged god, he could fly. Betsy adds that what is more, and this is not something Warren was conscious of, he brought hope to the X-Men – even in their darkest times. But then his wings were taken from him – and so was his hope. That is how Apocalypse seduced Warren so easily, turning him into his Horseman of Death, but eventually Warren broke free from Apocalypse's mind games, he was forever changed, but found his way back to the X-Men, and to Psylocke.
The images continue, as Betsy reveals that the pull of Apocalypse's manipulations became too much, and Apocalypse was killed and Warren chosen to take his place. Even then, he tried to keep Betsy by his side, and he chose her to be his death, which is what she became – but not death, not the way he suspected, as from Archangel's demise, Angel was born anew, no longer tainted by Apocalypse's influence – but he wasn't the Warren that Betsy new, either.
The images fade, and Betsy tells Magneto that now, she isn't sure what Warren has become, ever since Magneto found him, ever since he reverted to his Archangel form, she has been waiting for some sign of life. 'And now you have it' Magneto points out. Betsy tells Magneto that whatever is happening in this town she saw, this Green Ridge, she thinks it might be happening now.
Magneto instructs Betsy to prep the Blackbird and they can be on their way, adding that he thinks she will agree it best they leave Archangel here. He assures her Ferris will continue to monitor Warren and keep them apprised of any changes in his condition. Betsy starts to leave Magneto's room and asks him about Monet and Creed. Magneto informs her that they are on another mission, and that there is no need to call them away just yet. 'The two of us can attend to this on our own' he remarks, using his power to levitate his helmet towards him, quietly adding that there are other resources upon which they can rely.
Meanwhile, in New York City, where night is falling over the city. Monet St Croix leans against a wall down an alleyway, arms folded, she looks less than impressed. 'Sooner or later, everybody falls for faulty intel, Monet' her teammate Victor “Sabretooth” Creed tells her. 'It was bound to happen to you, too' he adds. 'Is this some of your “I used to be a covert agent” wisdom, Victor?' Monet asks, adding that she finds it hard to fathom that she would ever make the same mistakes as he. Sabretooth smirks, and remarks 'Heh. You called me “Victor” instead of “Creed” or “Sabretooth” or one of those more insulting names you use' Monet frowns at him, 'Good for you' she tells him, suggesting he go home and write in his diary about how they had some sort of breakthrough. 'Face it, frail. You've been stood up' Creed adds that whoever this informant was, whatever “danger to mutantkind” he had to tell her about, he is not here. Suddenly, Creed picks up a scent, 'Hold on' he tells Monet, signalling for her to stay where she is. 'What is it?' Monet asks. Creed tells her that it is a scent that somebody is nearby. 'And I haven't smelled this since -' Creed begins, before asking Monet if she knows anything about the person who contacted her. 'Only that they went to great lengths to find me' Monet replies, as Creed notices some steam rise from a grate nearby.
Creed and Monet rush over to the grate as Monet asks why, if someone wanted to warn them of some threat to their people, they would hide themselves. 'To anybody with eyes, we are the threat. At least from the looks of us' Creed points out as he removes the grate. Monet peers down into the sewer system, 'Please don't tell me we have to go down there. Ugh...with your heightened senses, how can you manage the smell?' she asks. Creed tells her to look past the stink and focus on what is worthwhile. Monet asks him if he can still track the scent he detected, and Creed replies 'Yeah... I can track her'. Soon, they are down in the tunnel system, making their way through the ankle-deep murky water. Creed leads the way, as Monet asks 'This isn't some sort of trap, is it?' adding that it feels like a trap. 'Now you're talking like a covert agent' Creed remarks. Monet tells Creed that she can read his body language like a book. 'You're expecting a fight – bracing yourself to take a punch' Monet adds, asking Creed what has his mane of bristly. Creed explains that it is these tunnels, they remind him of a time when he wasn't so nice. 'You're not getting nostalgic for when you used to hurt people, are you?' Monet asks.
Creed continues on down the tunnel and reveals that he did more than just hurt people – he slaughtered them, by the dozen while they hid in crawlways not too different from these. 'It was a massacre. And I -' Creed begins, before suddenly, he cries out as daggers are sliced against his body – courtesy of Callisto, who has lunged at him.
'Callisto?' Monet exclaims. 'What are you -' Monet begins, but Callisto warns her to keep her mouth shut, otherwise she is next. 'I should have known it was a mistake, sending for you. You X-Men have fallen a long way... letting this monster in your ranks' Callisto declares. Creed smirks as he wipes some blood from his face. 'Times change, Callisto.. .people, too, if you -' he begins, but Callisto kicks him in the face, knocking him backwards. 'Just listen to yourself, murderer. You're saying the words...but you don't believe them!' Callisto calls out. Monet tells Callisto to stop this, that they are not here to hurt anyone. 'But if you don't get that knife out of my face, I'm going to take it from you and pin you to the wall with it' Monet warns Callisto as she starts waving the dagger towards her. 'Try it, pretty girl' Callisto retorts, adding that she didn't expect Monet to bring Sabretooth along with her. 'But now that he's here, I'm gonna make the most of it. You get in my way, I'll get you the same as him' Callisto warns Monet.
Sabretooth tells Monet to hand back, and declares that after what he did, Callisto deserves her shot. Callisto leaps into the air, and lands on Creed, wrapping her legs around Creed's neck, she asks him if he is playing house with the X-Men now. 'They're harboring a killer? Yeah...that always works out so well for them!' she exclaims. As Callisto shoves her daggers into Creed's neck, she tells him to fight back, to show his little girlfriend what a beast he really is. Callisto flips herself off Creed, who roars as blood spurts from his neck wound. 'There it is. There's the killer. And it didn't even take all that much to bring it out' Callisto remarks, declaring that now Creed's true colors shine through, and now, she can kill him. They both lunge towards each other, Creed's claws at the ready, Callisto holding her daggers. But suddenly, Monet flies in between them. 'That's enough!' she shouts, keeping them apart from each other. 'Warned you, girl -' Callisto mutters, but Monet frowns and tells Callisto to pipe down. 'You might be able to predict my moves... but that doesn't make you fast enough to stop me if I wanted to toss you around these tunnels for a while' Monet points out. She asks Creed if he is all right, and clutching his neck wound, Creed replies that he will be – soon enough.
'And you – are you done?' Monet asks Callisto, who replies 'Not by a long shot'. Monet tells her to try again, and asks 'Are you finished'. Callisto turns and walks away, 'For now...maybe' she calls back, before getting somewhat hysterical, she exclaims 'But you saw him, right? You saw what he is. I can tell'. They turn to face each other again, 'You saw – and it scared you' Callisto tells Monet, as Creed bares his teeth and leers at Callisto. Monet asks Callisto if she got her psychology degree down here in the sewer. 'Was that a study-in-filth internet course?' she adds, before informing Callisto that these days, whether she likes it or not, if she wants her, then she gets her teammates, too. Monet suggests to Callisto that whatever is nagging at her when it comes to Creed, she swallows it down for now, and tells them why they are here. 'It's the Morlocks. They Morlocks are dying again' Callisto reveals as she walks down into another part of the tunnel system.
Meanwhile, in Green Ridge, Colorado, Betsy and Magneto walk the streets in civilian clothing. 'Clean streets. People smiling...greeting one another' Magneto points out. Betsy remarks that it is like something pulled off of a greeting card – or a romantic comedy, maybe. 'It's simply...idyllic' Betsy points out. 'Yes' Magneto agrees, before they both announces that there is definitely something evil at work here. Betsy reports that she has tried to read the minds of the people around them, but that it is almost as if they have been conditioned to resist psychic probes. Betsy elaborates, informing Magneto that all she is getting is loop feedback, fragments of religious sermons, playing over and over, like flipping through AM radio stations in the Bible Belt. They look over to a park where many people are gathering. 'This place... is a cover. There's something hiding underneath' Magneto remarks. 'What exactly?' Betsy asks. Magneto reminds Betsy that the Dark Riders went on their blood hunt for mutant healers were trying to prove something ot unseen masters. He adds that it is doubtless those masters were connected to Apocalypse – and Archangel. Magneto suggests that perhaps Warren was trying to reveal these forces to Betsy – maybe they are here.
'And the swarm of Archangels I saw... do you think Warren was telling me that the Dark Angel is waking?' Betsy asks. She tells Magneto that she doesn't want to believe that. 'And I know what Archangel means to you now. You don't want to believe that, either' Betsy adds. They cross the street and walk into the park, as Magneto asks where the people are all heading. 'It looks like the whole town' Betsy remarks as they follow the people. 'Did you just get chills?' Betsy asks. 'Because I just got chills' she tells Erik. 'I'm Magneto. I don't get chills' he responds, admitting that he is interested enough to follow them. 'Welcome is everyone! And we've got room for all!' a voice calls out from a large marquee that has been set up within the park. Civilians sit on benches in the tent, where a preacher stands on a stage before them. 'Come! Come! Welcome, neighbors! Come and share in the gospel!' he calls out. The elderly preacher raises his arms overhead, 'Come in! There's room for you all! Join us and rejoice... for our savior is among us!' the preacher calls out as he pulls back a curtain. 'Elizabeth...look!' Magneto utters, as a handsome blond man walks out. He wears white and light hovers around him like a halo. 'Hello, friends! Hello, neighbors! I'm so glad you could join me today...in this time of spiritual and physical healing!' he calls out. The crowd look excited, unaware that blood seeps through the blond man's clothing at his shoulder blades. Magneto frowns, and Betsy goes wide-eyed as she gasps 'Warren?!'

Second Story:
The Fact Channel, screening live, four people sit at a table in the studio where the Fact Channel is filmed. On one side, Dr Valerie Cooper, and on the other, Senator Lachlan. They each have someone sitting next to them, while a recording of Storm plays on a screen behind them, as Storm announces that it is not only mutantkind the X-Men will protect, but they will fight for everyone – for all people. 'Yes, yes, by now we've all seen this mutant's “message of peace”. Whether you believe it or not...we...that's just an exercise in indulging your own naivete' Senator Lachlan declares. 'I take it, Senator Lachlan, that you have a different take on the message' Val responds, calmly. 'On the message... and on mutants in general' the Senator replies. He adds that if you pay attention to public opinion, you will find that the vast majority of Americans agree with him. 'Mutants have and always will pose a threat to our way of life. Slather lipstick on a pig all you want and it is still just -' the Senator begins, to which Val interrupts him: 'I honestly can't tell if you're serious or if you're just mugging for the cameras, Senator'.
Val continues, 'I've known the X-Men for years -' she begins, but the Senator frowns, 'Yes, yes, I know' he interrupts. 'Valerie...Ms Cooper...you'll pardon me if I don't put much value in your opinion' the Senator declares, adding that as far as he is concerned, the Commission for Superhuman Affairs is compromised of a bunch of lapdogs for the mutant agenda, and adds that this stunt the X-Men pulled in New York is quite simply misdirection. Footage of the island of Genosha engulfed in flames appears on the monitor, and the Senator remarks that if you want to talk about messages, he suggests that you look no further than the sinking of the island nation of Genosha. 'Forget Genosha's history, this was a display of force, meant ot terrify the world at large'. The Senator then asks 'Do you have any idea how long it would have taken to plan something like that? And who's to say some mutant is not planning something of a similar scale right now on American soil?' Valerie points at the Senator and declares 'The X-Men didn't sink Genosha'.
'Oh, certainly not the same X-Men who claim to be out guardians...but X-Men nonetheless' the Senator remarks as footage showing Magneto, Sabretooth, Psylocke, Archangel and Monet standing over a fallen Sentinel appears on the monitor. The Senator adds that they are not making inspiring speeches – they are taking action. The woman sitting with the Senator declares that as much as she is loath to vilify mutantkind as a whole, she tends to agree that these X-Men are warning them. 'You'd better believe it' the Senator tells her, adding that they have heard rumor that thse “mutant freedom fighters” also had secret death squads working in the shadows and points out that this group with Magneto, one of the most dangerous men alive, is not striking from the darkness. 'They are striking violently and publicly at their enemies...leaving a path of destruction in their wake as a dire threat to anyone they perceive as an adversary. And believe me...the world is watching!' Senator Lachlan exclaims, as footage on the monitor shows what appears to be large grinning faceplates of armor – resembling those worn by the anti-mutant organization known as The Right, strung up to power poles.
At the Inner Sanctum of the Hellfire Club, Sebastian Shaw points at a television displaying the footage and turns around, 'Magneto's antics... they'll ruin everything!' he announces. More footage shows police officers standing near a high-armored vehicle which has crashed into a building, and been broken into. Senator Lachlan's voice-over states that it is important to note that these enemies might include superhuman threats, but that they have also recently targeted legitimate business ventures such as a recent series of terrorist attacks on the Someday Corporation. 'Tell me... when might you or I be branded as anathema to mutantkind?' the Senator asks, while at the Avengers Unity Squad's headquarters, several members of the team watch the report. Quicksilver frowns and stands with his arms folded, as does Rogue, who hangs back from the group and uttes 'Oh, Erik...'. Doctor Voodoo remains silent, while Deadpool throws some popcorn into his own mouth, and Steve Rogers tells his team that they are going to need to address this. 'The power at the disposal of these... terrorists... is great enough to topple governments. And it is just a matter of time before they do that very thing!' the Senator claims as footage shows Magneto and Monet easily disabling some large tanks.
'Now this is good television... although I have a few notes...' Mojo declares from the Mojoverse where he grins and watches the news report. 'Senator Lachlan, surely you realize that even if Magneto and his band of so-called X-Men are trying to spread fear...you're only exacerbating the problem' Valerie tells the Senator, who replies that perhaps he and Magneto have more in common than one might thing. 'If nothing else, he is operating in the public eye. And I want to bring the truth to into the light rather than sugarcoat the danger we're all facing'. At an unknown location, a large throne-like chair sits in the center of a large room filled with purple panels, and a large monitor sits ahead of the throne, where someone sits, a control panel at their side, and remarks 'Hmm. This...could be useful to me'. The Senator announces that the truth is, that at this very moment, they have no idea what terrible things Magneto is planning.
Meanwhile, in Tibet, Magneto walks alongside Shen Xorn outside a temple as Xorn asks him if he is seeking to terrorize the world, as reports would have them believe. Magneto looks at Xorn and tells him he didn't realize that he watched television. 'Soap operas, mostly' Xorn replies. 'Sometimes “Impractical Jokers”. But I try to say abreast of current events as well' Xorn adds, pointing out that Magneto is avoiding the question. Magneto tells Xorn that they say the world has turned hostile towards mutants, but he says it has always been so. He points out that this new hostility has forged an unwavering few who will not hide from adversity. They walk onto a bridge and Magneto states that nature abhors a vacuum, but the enemies of his people thrive therein, and would takev advantage of mutantkind's absence. 'I want them to understand... when they sleep in to fill the void, they will find me waiting for them' Magneto announces. Xorn tells him that he runs the risk of frightening those who have no ill will toward mutants. 'And with their fear turning against us' he adds.
Magneto replies that he is not a shepherd who will lead his people to the promised land, he does not lead a cadre of assassins who attack from the shadows. 'I want my enemies to see me...and despair'. He adds that he could not care less if that terrorizes the populace. 'Very well. Shall we begin?' Xorn asks as he leads Magneto into a room filled with candlelight, Xorn tells Magneto that they still have a long, arduous journey ahead of them, and today they begin by looking back at where they have already been, and evaluating the marks they have made. They sit opposite each other on the floor as Xorn asks Magneto to tell him about Genosha. 'What of it?' Magneto asks. 'I thought you were going to heal me' he points out. 'What makes you think my questions are not part of the healing process?' Xorn replies. He reminds Magneto that he led his companions, and the world at large, to believe that he destroyed Genosha as part of his message, as a warning not to stir his anger, when in fact, he set those charges months ago, because he feared the path he might once again be tempted to follow. 'That's right' Magneto confirms. 'Genosha was demolished... so that I would never again attempt to create a mutant refuge there' Magneto explains.
Xorn stands up and puts two fingers, glowing with a green light, to Magneto's forehead. 'I do not resent this decision. I agree with you. And that is why I am helping you' Xorn tells Magneto, who asks' And yet are you not hiding here in this temple?' to which Xorn replies 'Are you not allowing me to hide? No, I do not think you expect me to play spy or saboteur with the likes of the Someday Corporation' Xorn poins out as the light continues to glow at Magneto's forehead. 'Even if I did, those endeavors have been relegated to other agencies' Magneto explains, adding that he will turn his attention back to Someday when he must. He tells Xorn that he doesn't believe he is helping him simply because he agrees with his ideologies. Xorn pulls his fingers away from Magneto's forehead and tells him that his wounds run deep. 'You were dead. More than that...you were defeated. To see one so desperately in need of restoration, it would be cruel to do otherwise' Xorn responds.
'Almost dead. Defeated. Curious, is it not? Curious...and so similar to the state of mutantkind' Xorn remarks, but Magneto tells him that the similarities only go so deep. He grits his teeth and announces that he is willing to fight, to use his anger to dig the way out of the grave. 'And our people aren't quite there...yet'.


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Six Months Ago:Max Eisenhardt a.k.a. Erik Lehnsherr a.k.a. Magneto walks through a forest, hood covering his face, he thinks to himself that the world has turned against his people – not just the simple-minded, frightened, hate-filled populace – but the earth itself. He is helpless to do naught but watch, for he has lost his will to fight – survival has lost its luster. He wonders why he doesn't give up, why not find one of his many enemies and present his throat for the cutting? 'My continued existence – for now – is not an act of determination, but desperation' Magneto thinks to himself, realizing that he keeps moving, keeps looking to the sky, hoping for – 'A sign!' Magneto declares as he sees someone fall from  the sky, into the woods ahead.
Magneto runs to the area where the mysterious person has fallen, 'My faith...my spirituality...has worn thin over the years... replaced by rage... and that, too, has failed me' Magneto tells himself. He sees a barn with a hole in the roof and enters it, deciding that if God has a message for him in this time of crisis – he is ready to bear witness.
Magneto looks up to the rafters, and sees Warren Worthington III a.k.a. Archangel tangled amongst broken planks of wood and tangled cables. 'Archangel? Warren? What... has happened to you?' Magneto wonders as he raises a hand untangling the cables, Archangel drops to the ground, 'I... I'm here, Warren. We've found each other. We can help each other' Magneto tells him, holding Archangel's face, as the winged mutant utters something. 'What? Did you say something?' Magneto asks.
Present:Green Ridge, Colorado, where Magneto now stands alongside Elizabeth “Betsy” Braddock a.k.a. Psylocke and the local citizens as a very human looking Warren Worthington stands on a stage before them, announcing that it does his heart good to see them all here before him today, and that it strengthens his spirit to share the good word. Warren declares that he knows there are those among them who are burdened with sin, fraught with impurity, and he wants them to know that this inequity is not natural, it is, indeed an aberration.
'I've heard enough. I'm going -' Betsy begins, but Magneto tells her to stay her hand, for now is not the time. Warren smiles, 'You are not alone. I, too, have known the painful encumbrance of sin. But, my friends, if there's one thing I've learned, it is this – if your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it away!' Blood seeps from Warren's back, and he tells his listeners that it is better for them to live in this world with one eye than to have two eyes and be cast forever into the fires of perdition.
The civilians in the tent clasp their hands as Warren utters 'Let the spoiled flesh – the rotted flesh – be cut away...so that we may be made whole...and reside in the pure, beautiful forms that we are meant to have... if only we follow his teachings!' Outside the tent in the park where everyone has gathered, a strange being watches the tent from among the trees, while Warren continues his talk: 'And – yes – you are beautiful! You are radiant!' he exclaims.
Betsy quietly tells Magneto that everyone's thoughts are still blocked to her – there is only Warren's words reverberating through their minds. 'I see it when I look upon you!' Warren declares. Betsy tells Magneto that this is wrong, he must realize that something is dodgy at best, and suggests that they need to talk to Warren. 'We'll have our chance soon enough' Magneto replies. 'He's seen us'.
Meanwhile, beneath New York City, the Morlock leader Callisto trudges through the muck as she leads Monet St Croix and Victor “Sabretooth” Creed who follow her. Callisto remarks that she knows Sabretooth can see just fine down here, and tells Monet to let her know if she needs a light. 'It gets pretty dark down here. No spotlights to stand in' Callisto explains. Monet tells her that she will be fine, as her vision is better than perfect. Monet adds that she can use a low-level telepathic sweep on her and Creed, letting their eyesight bolster her own. 'I'd imagine you won't even feel a tickle' Monet tells them. Callisto gives Monet and evil grin and replies 'Not bad, pretty pretty. I bet Xavier just loved you. Probably saw you as the best and the brightest. The poster child for mutant pride'. Calliso adds that on the other hand, she doubt Chuck would have been too pleased with Sabretooth joining their ranks. 'Beggars can't be choosers, Callisto. And in this case, you are literally a beggar' Monet points out, reminding Callisto that she pleaded with her to come here, to come to her aid.
'Speaking of which, why did you contact me? Why me specifically?' Monet enquires. 'You'll see soon enough, I suppose' Callisto replies, cryptically, before telling Monet and Sabretooth to come on, as they are not far.
The trio make their way down a narrow, jagged path, while Callisto remarks that you have to give Xavier credit, for he pursued that dream of his – the dream of mutants and humans living together in peace – until the bitter end. 'Cost him his life' Callisto adds, as she approaches two Morlocks who are carrying rifles. 'New recruits, Callisto? They look a little too pampered to me. Gonna be a tough adjustment for 'em' one of the Morlocks points out. 'If Xavier had just waited a little longer...if he had more than a passing thought to me and mine...he might have seen those fantasies become reality' Callisto announces as she ignores the comments of the Morlock and leads Monet and Sabretooth deeper into the underground, declaring that the X-Men might fill their ranks with smug debutantes and vicious killers, but she honors Xavier's dream. Monet and Sabretooth come to the end of a tunnel and looks out into a large area where mutants and humans are going about their business in the cramped, squalor, and Callisto announces that mutants and humans are all living here together, working together, coexisting in peace – as the New Morlocks!
Callisto leads M and Sabretooth down some stairs into the crowded area, explaining that it was the cloud that drove them down here – that brought the Morlocks together, where they are safe. 'Makes sense. This far underground, the Terrigen Mists are a non-issue' Sabretooth points out. 'We don't take it for granted. We were safe once before' Callisto replies. Sabretooth watches mutant children playing, as Callisto declares that the Terrigen cloud drove mutants underground, but that more than a few humans are scared out of their minds, too. She supposes that fear works to unify the two species as well as anything. 'Whatever works' Sabretooth replies, while Monet asks 'But it's not perfect, is it? You said the Morlocks were in trouble. Dying'. 'That's right. Come – I'll show you'.
Back in Green Ridge, 'My friends!' Warren calls out as he approaches Magneto and Betsy, telling them that it has been far too long, and that he has truly missed them. 'Elizabeth!' Warren exclaims as he embraces the surprised Betsy. 'And -' Warren begins as he turns to Magneto, arms open. 'A hug is not necessary' Magneto tells him, raising a hand. Betsy tells Warren that so many of them believed he was dead, and asks why he isn't at the Xavier School. 'What are you going here?' she enquires. 'That's a silly question, Elizabeth. This is my home' Warren replies. 'But Warren...your wings...' Magneto remarks as he sees the blood on Warren's back. Warren clasps his hands together and claims that the Lord has seen fit to heal him, that his sickness is cured – the tainted flesh has been removed and he has been made pure. Two priests look angry, and stand on the stage, watching the trio. 'You are a mutant. Your wings are part of you' Magneto tells Warren. 'You speak of them as if they were evil' he points out. 'But...are they not?' Warren asks. 'The metal feathers of my wings dripped with innocent blood. I am blessed to be rid of them' Warren declares. Betsy tells Warren that she wants to understand, and asks Warren if it would be all right for her to read her mind. 'Of course. I have nothing to hide' Warren responds, as Betsy puts a hand on his head, and enters his mind.
Betsy sees Warren, in his human appearance but with metal wings, trapped, prodded with devices, watched over by a hooded figure as his metal wings are removed. Betsy suddenly falls backwards. 'Elizabeth? Are you all right?' Magneto asks. 'Amen' Warren utters as a tear falls down his face.
The priests go over to Warren, who tells Betsy and Magneto that it has been wonderful to see them, but that he must take his leave now. 'These services take so much out of me. And I must commune before I can rest' Warren explains. The priests lead Warren out of the tent, and Magneto remarks 'I suppose you want to follow him' to which Betsy declares 'That man... is not Warren. And after what I saw in his mind... you're bloody well right I'm following him!'
They exit the tent and watch the priests and Warren walk into the park, to an area shrouded by trees. Betsy and Magneto stand back and watch as a large metal door built into the side of a bank opens, and Warren and the priests step into it. 'A vault... and you can bet it's sealed up tight' Betsy points out, adding that with a little time, she might be able to use her telekinesis to pick the lock.
Magneto uses his power to open the round door, telling Betsy that he imagines that whoever awaits within already knows they are here – so there is little need for subtlety now.
They step into the dimly let chamber and walk along a gangway, as Magneto tells Betsy to stay alert, as they cannot be sure what they will find inside. 'But we can, can't we. I can feel it, and I'm certain you can as well. I think we both already know' Betsy responds. 'Apocalypse' Betsy exclaims as they gangway leads them to a pyramid in the center of the chamber, and large statues of Apocalypse and Archangel either side of the pyramid. A smaller diamond-shaped object hovers at the ceiling of the chamber, while in the chamber itself, Clan Akkaba members go about their duties. Betsy decides that they can dispense with the image inducers. 'If we weren't before, we're on the clock now' she adds as their civilian clothing vanishes, replaced by their costumes. 'Steady' Magneto tells Psylocke. 'Our enemies are more prepared than we are. It might be judicious to with draw and -' he begins, when suddenly, a voice calls out 'Too late for that, old man'.
Betsy and Magneto look up to another gangway where someone in a large suit declares that Clan Akkaba demands their blood. 'Genocide!' Betsy exclaims as she recognizes the villain. Betsy warns Magneto to be careful, and informs him that Genocide is the son of Apocalypse, and just as dangerous as he looks. Several Akkaba Clan members armed with swords are with Genocide, and Warren is behind them. 'I... am sorry' he utters, forlorn. Magneto tells Psylocke to go, that he will hold them off. 'Seek help' Magneto tells Betsy, as Genocide declares that he hates to be a party pooper, but again, no – neither of them are getting out of here – not alive.
Back in the New Morlock tunnels, Callisto takes M and Sabretooth to a tented area, where several New Morlocks lay on mattresses on the floor. Callisto reports that a dozen have fallen just like this in the past couple of weeks. 'This isn't M-Pox' Monet announces, asking Callisto what it is. 'We were hoping you could tell us' Callisto replies. Sabretooth looks at the ill and remarks that whatever it is, it is only affecting the mutant population. 'Times like this... makes me hate that we just handed Triage over to -' Sabretooth begins, but Monet interrupts him, 'That was the right call' she snaps. Monet crouches beside one of the victims, 'Please...don't let this be another disease targeting our people... we've got both feet in the grave already...and we're sinking so fast' Monet utters. Monet points out that she isn't a doctor, but could make some examinations and an initial diagnosis. Suddenly, the victim she is examining reaches out for Monet, and a mouth appears on his hand, a tongue flicks out at Monet, as the mouth on the victim's hand hisses at her.
'What the hell? None of them have done that before!' Callisto exclaims as the Morlock falls back to the ground. Creed asks Monet if she is all right. 'That thing didn't bite you, did it?' he adds. Wide-eyed, Monet assures him that she is fine, but that she thinks she knows why she is here. 'I know who we're dealing with' Monet announces. As the other sick New Morlocks all rise and turn to face Monet, Sabretooth and Callisto, Monet declares that she should have seen it sooner – the Morlocks – they have been changed by his influence. 'They're his servants now' Monet adds. 'Who're you talking about, Monet?' Sabretooth calls out. 'My brother... and he sent a welcoming committee for us!' Monet declares.
Back in the Clan Akkaba hideout, Warren turns from the battle as Magneto and Psylocke engage Genocide and the Akkaba warriors. Magneto tells Betsy to get clear if she can – to take Warren and get clear. But as Betsy knocks one of the warriors back, she tells Magneto that she is not leaving him. Shoving a psi-knife into another of the warriors, Betsy declares that they can cut a path through them. Magneto knocks Genocide back, while Warren announces that he is so sorry, but that this is how it must be – the world must be purged, cleared off in order to ensure mutants survive – to ensure they rule. 'WHAT? What did you just say? After everything... you dare?' Magneto asks. He raises shards of metal behind him and aims them at Warren. 'I won't – won't let you twist your words now!' Magneto declares. Betsy moves in between Warren and Magneto and asks Magneto what he is doing. 'Stop this! Warren's not one of them! We should be helping him!' Betsy calls out. Magneto tells Betsy to get out of his way, and reminds her that she said it herself – this is not Warren. 'And now, as I looke upon him, I realize he is a traitor and an abomination -' Magneto begins, before he and Betsy are struck down by a surge of energy fired at them by Genocide. 'Head in the game, X-Men! I don't like being ignored! It hurts my feelings!' Genocide declares, before he and Warren turn and walk away. 'Was it all a lie? A trick? Was I misled? Did...' Magneto utters.
Six Months Ago:'...you say something?' Magneto asks Warren, who utters '... ensure... mutants survive...'. Magneto took that as a sign, a guiding principle, uttered by an angel, reminding him of his purpose. 'I will' Magneto assured Warren, whose limp body falls to the ground. Magneto is reminded of the  mission he serves – and the barn explodes around him as he rises into the air, magnetically lifting Warren with him. 'The Earth itself has turned against mutantkind' Magneto realizes. He announces that he will find help, will find others to stand at their side, as he rises higher into the air. He knows that he has been given a sign – a harbinger has brought him a message – a reminder to stand against the Apocalypse!


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War Room X, located in the Savage Land, where Warren Worthington III a.k.a. Archangel is hooked up to some device, while Magneto's robotic assistant, Ferris, hovers nearby and tells Archangel that he has been the source of a great deal of fuss, but admits that he finds Archangel's presence here comforting. 'Surrounded by Magneto and his X-Men, it is easy to be overlooked...to be seen as nothing more than another lifeless machine' Ferris explains. He looks at one of the monitors Archangel is connected to and states that he is not programmed to experience loneliness, but that in some small way, he recognizes companionship. 'And it is... nice, I suppose... to have another automaton here for company'.
In the hidden Akkaba City beneath Green Ridge, Colorado, Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock wakes, 'Well... don't I just feel beastly' she mutters to herself. Getting up, she touches her head and uses her telepathic power to contact Magneto, asking him if he can hear her. 'No, of course you don't Betsy remarks as she gets no response. Betsy decides that she might as well see what kind of alarms she will trip by opening the door. 'Maybe it'll bring the ceiling crashing down on me' she wonders, deciding that would be a welcome relief from the headache she is suffering from. Betsy crouches back as she uses a burst of psi-power to knock the door down. 'Well... that was easier than I expected' she remarks, when suddenly, two Clan Akkaba warriors rush toward her.
'Against the wall! Stand down and -' one of them instructs Psylocke, who does sno such thing, knocking the first one aside with ease, then kicking the second in the face, knocking his mask off and revealing his disfigured face beneath. 'I'm sorry, were you saying something?' Betsy asks.
Betsy stands over the fallen warrior and demands to know where Magneto is being held. 'You'll never find him... never escape... never stop the Day of Reckoning... never be able to -' the warrior begins, before Betsy slams a psi-knife into the warrior's head, 'Don't tell me what I'll “never” be able to do' she warns him.
She picks up his spear and moves away from his body, 'Poor sod... flesh warped by Genocide's radiations... mind twisted by Akkaba propaganda... but I still enjoyed that' Betsy declares as she leaves her cell, and telepathically calls out to Magneto again, informing him – if he can hear her – that she is coming for him. Betsy then telepathically contacts Sabretooth and Monet, informing them that she needs their help. Betsy gets no response, and brings herself to a halt as she nearly rounds a corner – she hears a voice remark '...just feels wrong. They came here because they were concerned about me... and I betrayed them, I should have stood by their side'. It is the blond man who is apparently Warren Worthington III. He stands with the son of Apocalypse, Genocide, and several Akkaba warriors. 'Maybe if I had the chance to explain... maybe they would have seen that you're trying to help me, too' Warren points out. Genocide tells Warren that they would not have listened. 'Magneto and his flunkies aren't the type to be swayed by your plight'.
Betsy stands around the corner and continues to listen, as Genocide tells Warren that they would never understand that his wings were driving him mad, that only their surgeries can purge the diseased flesh from his body. 'I know what it feels like to have the corruption of Apocalypse squirming around inside of you...that the servants of Akkaba now bear the weight of deformity so that you do not have to' Genocide declares. 'I'm sorry. I...shouldn't have doubted you' Warren replies. Genocide smiles inside his fiery helmet, while Betsy whispers to herself 'Warren...you naive berk'. Suddenly, a gun is pointed at Betsy's head as someone tells her 'In the Angel's defense, my dear...he was always a bit of a rube... never able to sniff out disloyalty even when it was right under his nose'. Betsy glances back to find Fantomex holding the gun. Fantomex remarks that it is strange, and that after all this time, he feels a certain kinship with Warren. 'You played us both for fools...and brought about our downfalls'.
'Fantomex!' Betsy exclaims, telling him that she imagined she had seen the last sof him, but here he is, skulking around with the agents of Apocalypse. 'I guess that's just fate's way of saying I should've done a better job of killing you' Betsy declares. 'You know what they say, Betsy. No time like the present' Fantomex replies.
Meanwhile, in the Morlock Tunnels under New York City, Monet St Croix and Victor “Sabretooth” Creed find themselves working alongside Callisto, as several New Morlocks who have been infected with a disease try to grab some non-infected mutant New Morlocks. 'This is snatch and grab! They're going for the mutants!' Sabretooth exclaims as he is caught up in the chaos. Callisto warns Sabretooth to keep his killer instinct at bay. 'You're not gonna have more Morlock blood on your hands – not under my watch!' Callisto warns him. 'We might be fighting for our lives...but these creatures... they're my people... transformed and controlled by someone else!' Callisto declares as she defends herself. Monet announces that this definitely sounds like her brother's MO. 'He's using them to kidnap others on his behalf. That's how he feeds!' Monet explains. 'This brother of yours -' Sabretooth begins. Monet remarks that his name is Emplate. '- sounds like a real black sheep kind of guy' Sabretooth concludes his sentence.
Monet moves backwards as one of the infected New Morlocks lunges towards her. 'I'm not sure that you're one to judge...but, yes, I'd say that about sums it up...not that I'm overly interested in discussing family dynamics with you' Monet declares, grabbing the New Morlock by his throat, while the mouth on the mutant's hand flickers the long tongue at Monet: 'I knew it! I knew you would come, sister! I knew you'd come to help me!' Emplate calls out through that mouth. Monet goes wide-eyed as Emplate explains 'That is why we told the Morlocks to bring you here! I need you to save us! That's why I beckoned you!' Monet spins around as Emplate speaks through another one of the mouths on yet another mutant's hand: 'And that's why you came! Sister! Thank you, sister! Thank you for coming! After all this time... you still care!' Emplate exclaims. More of them surround Monet, as another calls out 'You know! You know hw much...we still need one another!' Suddenly, there is a mighty WHAM as Sabretooth slams down on the mutant, 'Give the lady some room!' he warns the mutants.
Sabretooth looks up at Monet and asks her if she is all right. Scowling, Monet replies that she is fine. 'Of course I'm fine. Don't forget who you're dealing with, Creed. What makes you think I needed you to come swooping in like a knight in tarnished armor?' Monet declares. 'Pheromones. I've known you long enough, frail. I know when you're afraid. There's no shame in it. Everyone -' Sabretooth starts to say as he moves closer to Monet, who is about to say something, when Callisto steps towards them, announcing that she hates to interrupt whatever is going on between the two of them, but that if they could get their heads in the game, the infected are getting away and taking more Morlocks with them. 'We've gotta stop them!' Callisto calls out. Sabretooth starts to move forward, but Monet puts a hand on his shoulder and tells him to let them go. 'We don't need to stop them. We need to follow them...track them...straight back to their master'.
Back in the hidden Clan Akkaba city, Betsy leaps into the air, dodging the weapons fire that comes from Fantomex's guns. 'What are you doing here, Jean-Phillipe?' Betsy asks. 'I know you went off the abyssal end some time ago... but throwing in with this Apocalypse cult seems unlike you' Betsy tells him. Fantomex tells Betsy that it is good to know she hasn't lost her dreadful knack for speaking out of turn. He adds that he enjoys it when the walls come down and Betsy reveals how woefully out of touch she is. He informs her that he is no servant of Clan Akkaba, and boasts that he is still going to dispose of her, of course. Fantomex asks Betsy if she is trying to read her thoughts. 'Surely you haven't forgotten. The ceramix plating in my mask prevents you from -' Fantomex begins, when suddenly, the top of his mask shatters, and Betsy rushes towards him, reminding him that he is protected from telepathy, but not telekinesis. 'So now... let's talk' she declares as she runs at him, pointing the spear towards him.
Fantomex tells Betsy that it won't be so simple, as his powers of misdirection can keep her chasing her tail, even on the Psychic Plane. 'If you want to know why I'm here, you'll need to work for it' Fantomex announces. Betsy tells him to pray she doesn't grow bored with the search. 'When that happens, I'll kill you and be done with -' Betsy begins, before Fantomex slams his gun into Betsy's head, 'Dispense with the sweet talk, my dear. You're as alluring as ever, but I can never forgive you. You took everything form me! You tried to ruin me!' Fantomex reminds her. They stand close together, face-to-face, as Betsy tells Fantomex that this isn't about him. 'Isn't everything?' Fantomex asks, telling Betsy that he thinks that is why he is here. 'It hasn't been specifically spelled out in my marching orders, but I think I'm supposed to assassinate you. After what you did to me, that'll be -' Fantomex begins, interrupted as Betsy flips backwards and kicks him in the face.
Fantomex opens fire again, 'You're a smart girl, Betsy. You must know what's at work here' Fantomex calls out. 'Enlighten me' Betsy replies. Fantomex points out that it seems awfully easy, doesn't it – the way Betsy is just flitting about this fortress. 'They let you escape from wherever you were being held. Your famed ninja skills notwithstanding, you've been given enough rope to choke yourself' Fantomex tells Betsy. 'For what purpose?' Betsy asks as she slices Fantomex's face with the end of the spear, causing him to scream. Fantomex kicks Betsy backwards, 'You hold the leash, my dear... the psychic dog whistle... and they're just waiting for you to put your lips together and blow'. They lunge at each other again, 'Archangel? They want me to summon Archangel?' Betsy asks. 'Yes...precious Archangel. Anorher of your lovers turned would-be world destroyer. You tend to bring that out in min. Only with Archangel, you are rushing to somehow heal him...and with me, you tried to strip away everything that made me who I was' Fantomex remarks as he trips Betsy up. 'You took away my ego! Took away EVA!'
Betsy looks up at Fantomex who stands over her and tells her that if it wasn't for Magneto. 'All the king's horses and all the king's men wouldn't have put me back together again' he remarks. 'And now I'm thinking he knew somebody would have to take you out of the equation before you -' Fantomex begins, before Betsy screams 'LIAR!' and shoves him back with a surge of telekinesis. Fantomex realizes Betsy is in his thoughts, and tells her that she knows he is not lying. 'You know that when I look at you... I see only death'. Betsy slams Fantomex against a wall the sharp end of the spear held to his face. 'You're working with Magneto? He brought you here?' she asks. 'Why would he ever -' Betsy begins, interrupted by Fantomex as he spits on her. Betsy turns away and wipes Fantomex's spit off of her. 'If I had known you were here with him, I might not have -' Fantomex begins. Betsy tells him that she believes him, that she believes he is aiding Magneto and is here to help him. 'But you're not here to help me' Betsy points out as she kicks Fantomex in the face and knocks him out. 'I'll find Erik on my own' Betsy declares as she stands over Fantomex's motionless body. 'And decide then if I'm going to kill him myself or not'.
Back in New York, 'All right, M. You might not want to air your family's dirty laundry, but I gotta know. What's the deal with this brother of yours?' Sabretooth asks. Monet explains that her brother is a fiend, plain and simple. 'He's a psychic vampire who is out of synch with this reality...and the only way for him to remain anchored in this world...is by feeding on the bone marrow of mutants' Monet declares. Sabretooth points out that mutants are fetting scarce again, so it can't be easy on him. As they approach a vault door, Monet tells Creed and Callisto that in all likelihood, Emplate is lonely, frightened. 'Almost sounds like you feel sorry for him' Creed remarks. Monet supposes that she has a soft spot for monsters, and raising a hand to Creed, calls him “Frail” and tells him to step aside. Monet starts to push the door open and tells the others that once they are inside to follow her lead. 'Emplate nudged the Morlocks into bringing me here...and I want to know why' Monet declares as the door opens, and several hooded figures look up at her. 'Hello, sister' a voice calls out.
Monet, Sabretooth and Callisto see Emplate further back in the room, surrounded by some mutants who are latched on to him. 'So food of you to visit. Of course, I never doubted that you'd answer my summons. “Mutants are in danger! Please send help!” That kind of thing just lights a fire in the pants of Charles Xavier's brood!' Emplate points out. 'So you had your minions mutter my name in the right ear. You knew I'd come running. You look like hell, Marius' Monet tells her brother. 'Well, we can't all be perfect' Emplate replies, narrowing his eyes. Sabretooth suddenly feels like someine is tickling his brain, and asks 'That you, Psylocke'. Monet edges closer to her brother and tells him that she knows his food supply is running low, but that she is not going to let him hurt any more Morlocks. Emplate extends a hand and explains 'That's why I brought you here! I don't want to fight you! I need you to save me!' he claims.
'Sabretooth... Monet... are you listening?' Betsy calls out telepathically but still gets no response. She extends her telepathy out to Magneto, asking him to tell her where she can find him so she can kick his woethless arse. Turning a corner in the hidden Akkaba city, something catches Betsy's eye. She walks towards a brightly lit room, still armed with the half-spear, 'Lord...' she utters. '...blind me!' Betsy gasps as she sees deformed bodies strung from the ceiling, many of them with wings of various forms attacked to them. Wide eyed, Betsy cannot stop looking at them. 'This is what Akkaba wants. They want me to be afraid...to call out to...Warren'.
'Hmm?' Archangel asks back in the Savage Land. 'Warren...Archangel...I'm sorry...' Betsy's telepathic call pleads. '...I need you' Betsy adds, and the supposed automaton breaks free from the cables he is connected to and starts to fly free....


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Green Ridge, Colorado, where the Master of Magnetism – Magneto – sits in a cell, large power-dampening restraints around his hands. 'Magneto' a telepathic voice calls out. 'Erik, can you hear me?' but the voice gets no response. Magneto hangs his head, while a figure dressed in white appears at thw window into his cell. 'What's with the faraway look in your eyes? Who is rattling around in your head? Who are you listening to?' The figure in white is Warren Worthington III, who asks 'Is darling Elizabeth reaching out? Asking for help?' Magneto turns to Warren and offers no response. Warren points out that it is strange – Magneto shackled with power dampeners, unable to use his gifts, but Psylocke is casually using her powers. Warren asks Magneto why he isn't responding to her: 'Is it because you don't want to admit that you need help? Or is it because you realize help is already here?' A Clan Akkaba soldier lies motionless on the ground near Warren, who tells Magneto that he is going to hurt his feelings if he doesn't answer him. 'I went to a lot of trouble to be here for you'.
Magneto finally speaks: 'That face you wear... the voice with which you speak... is offensive to me'. Magneto remarks that in so many ways, the words of Archangel brought him here, kept him fighting for mutantkind, only to discover those words were the tenants of Apocalypse.
'You're no fun. I've always thought that you and Apocalypse were two peas in a pod. At the very least, I figured you exchanged cards on “World-Conquering Speciesist Day” Warren, or rather, Raven Darkholme a.k.a. Mystique declares as she reveals herself. Magneto moves closer to the cell window and tells Mystique that he would caution her against making such comparisons lightly. Why?' Mystique asks. 'Are you going to glare even more intently at me from the other side of the cell door?' Raven tells him, suggesting he relax and try not to get bent out of shape. 'You're not dealing with Apocalypse, anyhow, but his son, Genocide... who's just desperate to take over the family business' Raven explains.
Mystique points out that Genocide is still a tough customer, and tells Magneto that he was lucky he had the foresight to bring she and Fantomex here as backup. As Mystique opens the cell door, she remarks that she is not sure where Fantomex ran off to, and asks Magneto if he even bothered to him that Psylocke would be here. 'There's blood between those two. Most of it bad' Mystique informs him. 'The same could be said for most of us. The same could be said for you and I' Magneto replies. 'If you say so' Mystique mutters, before taking a small key from her skull-belt, which she uses to unlock the power-restraint around Magneto's neck. She tells him that she has changed shape hundreds of times since then, and with every shift, her brain changes subtly, personality and memories with it. 'I only hold onto the most important grudges' Mystique claims, as the power-dampeners around Magneto's hands are removed. Magneto rubs his hands and declares that everything he has based his life upon for the last several months, it was all because of an untruth. 'And doesn't that just make you want to punish those who dared lie to you?' Mystique asks him. Magneto frowns and tells her that it does.
Meantime, beneath New York City, 'Creed – don't get close to him!' Monet St Croix calls out as Victor “Sabretooth” Creed leaps towards Monet's diabolical brother, Emplate. The leader of the New Morlocks, Callisto, stands nearby and watches in shock. Sabretooth's claws are ready as he declares that Emplate is feeding on mutants, turning them into some sort of zombies. 'Can't give guys like this a chance! Best to take them out before they -' Creed begins, but he collapses as a green gas flows from Emplate, who tells Sabretooth that he claws will do him little good. 'One of the few benefits of my genetic malformity. I can displace my flesh when it suits me' Emplate reveals as he emerges several feet away from Creed. Emplate then reaches out and puts his hand over Creed's face, and explains that in order to avoid involuntarily phasing out of this world all together, he must feed. Creed keels backwards as Emplate drains his energies. Callisto makes a growling noise as she rushes towards them, 'Ah – the mother hen. So worried about the fox that might be eating her chicks...she's willing to rescue the other beast who just killed her babies for sport!' Emplate exclaims as he raises a hand, and from it, a long tongue extends and wraps around the surprised Callisto's neck.
Emplate then swings Callisto against a wall, where she falls towards some of his servants. 'You have – yourself – outlived your usefulness... save as a snack' Emplate tells Callisto, his other hand still over Sabretooth's face, he doesn't see Monet fly towards him, 'Let them go, Marius!' she shouts, slamming her fist into her brother. As Emplate is hunched over on the ground, Monet reminds him that he brought her here for a reason, and that if his past displays of brotherly love are any indication, he should get on with trying to kill her and leave the others alone. 'As per usual, sister, you've got me all wrong' Emplate claims. He confirms that he had his thralls whisper her name in all the right places, he lured her here, but not because he means to harm her. Emplate extends a hand, and a tongue emerges, flickering about as Emplate announces that he brought Monet here because only she can save him!
Back in Green Ridge, Magneto uses his power to knock aside some Clan Akkaba followers, while Mystique slams her knee into one of them. Magneto asks her if she knows where they are holding Psylocke, but Mystique tells him that she found him first, so rescued him first. She adds that this place is as big as a city, so Psylocke could be anywhere. 'I suppose we could askk one of these servants of Akkaba...but where's the fun in that?' Mystique exclaims as she slams her hand into one of their faces. Suddenly, there is a loud scream, and Magneto and Mystique both look up. 'The ambience of this place just gets better and better' Mystique mutters, telling Magneto that the next time he needs help escaping a torture-prison, not to look to her for help. Magneto assures Mystique that he will remember that, but asks her what makes her think they will survive to see a “next time”. He uses his power to start to break open a door, as Mystique declares that whoever is on the other side of this door, whoever is screaming, it is not her – and she doesn't plan on letting that change.
There is another mighty scream, and the door breaks open – Magneto and Mystique stand in the doorway to some sort of laboratory where scientists from the Clan Akkaba stand around Warren Worthington, who is strapped into some sort of contraption, 'It...it HURTS! God help me! It hurts!' he screams, as one of the Clan Akkaba uses some laser-like device on his back, extracting something. 'You're doing just fine. Just fine. It will be over soon' the scientist responds. The scientist turns to a tank where some mass is being kept. 'The harvest is complete. The corrupted flesh removed from your body so it might metastasize on its own -' he begins, before realizing Magneto and Mystique are watching him. 'NO! This is a sacred -' the scientist begins, before Magneto uses his power to send the cables hanging throughout the room through the bodies of the Akkaba followers, skewering them, while Mystique kicks one of them in the face. Magneto then levitates Warren free of the restraints, 'What is this? What have you done, Warren?' Magneto asks. 'How could you betray your people?' He continues: 'How could you betray yourself? Why would you let them -' Magneto begins, but Warren interrupts him: 'You... you can't understand... how much it hurts... this evil growing within me. This aggression... this hate. It was driving me mad... but Akkaba helped me rid myself of this evil...'
'That's right, brother. We have to cut away the bad flesh...repurpose it...and give it function in the new world. Unlike you, Magneto!' the horrific Genocide exclaims as he enters the lab, followed by several Clan Akkaba warriors. 'You brought treachery into this holy place...poisoned it...in the same way Angel's weak and trembling meat compromised the purity of Apocalypse's flesh!' Genocide announces that the time has come to purge the world, to make a brutal, cruel paradise... where only the strong will thrive... and there's no place in that world for you!' he booms.
Back beneath New York, Sabretooth stirs and wakes. 'M? Monet – where'd you go?' he calls out as Callisto lay motionless nearby. Monet, Emplate and his thralls have vanished. Sabretooth sits up, 'Aw, hell, girl. As smart as you are... you've gone and done something stupid, haven't you?' Sabretooth exclaims.
In another tunnel, Monet follows Emplate and his servants, as Emplate tells his sister that he is impressed, and more than a little hurt. 'Would you like to be a lot hurt? Because I'd happily arrange that' Monet snaps. Emplate and his servants turn and hiss at Monet. 'So wry. I always admired that about you' Emplate declares. 'That... and the taste of your marrow' he adds. 'But threats? I had truly hoped we might be able to finally get past our sibling rivalry'. Emplate informs Monet that it surprised him how quickly she agreed to accompany him, all to save the lives of her friends. 'I seemed to detect – affection, maybe? - when it came to the big, feral one' Emplate adds, suggesting that perhaps the handsome, cultured type has grown tiresome for his sister. Emplate narrows his eyes and tells Monet that even though they have so often been at one another's throats, he dearly loves her. 'How else could you make me so angry? I have only ever wanted you to return the sentiment' Emplate declares. Monet frowns at him: 'You wanted my love? Was that why you imprisoned me and fed on me for years, you despicable little cretin?'
Emplate admits that was not his finest moment, but that he doesn't think Monet can fathom what it is like. Leaning against the tunnel wall, he reminds Monet that if he doesn't feed, he loses his connection to this world, he falls into that other place – that torturous purgatory, and every time he slips away, it is for a little longer, and every time, he is not sure he can make it back. 'And yet, somehow, you always do. You come back to torment me and anyone else who crosses your path' Monet reminds him. Emplate tells his sister that mutants are dying off, there are so few left, and fewer every day. 'What becomes of me when the Terrigen Mists kill the last mutant? That's why I've taken up here...where I can hunt and feed on the Morocks'. Monet narrows her eyes and asks Emplate if he wants to know why she agreed to come with him: 'I did it for every mutant in these tunnels. Every other mutant – period. What I'm about to do...I do for them all'. Monet tells her brother that if he agrees, right here, right now, to stay away from any other mutant, he agrees to release his thralls, and in return, she will agree to stay with him again...to stay forever. At Monet's surprising announcement, Emplate goes wide-eyed.
A battle against Genocide and the Akkaba soldiers has begun, as Mystique kicks two of the soldiers back, while Magneto asks 'You want this traitorous Angel, Genocide? You can have him!' as he lowers Angel and throws him at Genocide. Genocide tells the Akkaba warriors to protect Angel and get him out of here. Magnetically controlling a lot of shrapnel and rubble around him, Magneto warns Genocide that Angel is nowhere, that none of them are leaving this place. 'You think you can scare me? You have no idea who you're dealing with! My father was Apocalypse, dammit! I'm the son of a god!' Genocide booms, before Magneto sends the shrapnel flying towards his foe, who boasts that once he is finished, once the death-flight has swept across the world: 'I'll be a god as -' Genocide begins, interrupted when he hears Mystique, whistling. He turns to her, and sees that she has morphed one of her hands into large, sharp claws, which she holds to Warren's face. 'Stand down, ugly, or your fallen angel's going to see if he's still got the keys to heaven' Mystique warns him. 'Don't touch him! He's mine! If you take him from me, I swear -' Genocide begins, before breaking into a fit of laughter. He drops to his knees, and tells the X-Men that they are too late. 'Can you feel it, because I certainly can! My hatchlings are stirring! The Death-Flight has awakened...and when they're done, the world will know me as the Bringer of the Apocalypse!'
Elsewhere in the Clan Akkaba complex, 'No-no!' a frantic Betsy “Psylocke” Braddock exclams as she runs from the mutanted, winged Death-Flight which fly after her. 'KEEP AWAY FROM ME!' Betsy screams, as the Death-Flight reach out to grab her. They then release deadly razor-feathers towards her, some of which strike Betsy in her back. She drops to the ground, 'Toxins...can't stay...no...keep...away' Betsy utters, as the Death-Flight close in around her. Fantomex watches from a nearby doorway, 'Hmph. She deserves her -' he begins, when suddenly, there is a loud noise, and Fantomex and the Death-Flight look up. Outside, in the park in Green Ridge, civilians look to the sky also. 'You fool. You summoned him. Of course, you summoned him' Fantomex utters. 'Warren!' Betsy exclaims as she tries to keep the Death-Flight at bay. 'He is come' one of the civilians outside utters. 'He's here' another declares. 'The Angel is among us' someone else remarks. 'The harbinger has come' a man announces.
Betsy gets to her feet, as dozens of winged men can be seen flying over Green Ridge, the sun glowing behind them. 'The trumpet has sounded!' someone calls out. 'He's called them!' another declares. 'He's called the host!' Archangel can be seen, grimacing as he flies among the others, to the awe of the civilians below. 'They've come!' another cries. 'Bringers of wrath!' someone declares. 'Wrath!' another exclaims. 'Come to punish us for our sins'. Archangel comes to a halt over the civilians in the park. 'All of us – rebunked and punished! The heavens have opened up! They will execute judgement in the name of the Lord! And those who perish shall be many!'