Loki has harnassed the power of Iceman and the Storm Giants come calling to capture the unnatural source of cold. Thor intervenes and saves Loki's life. Thor forges his protective armor to shield him from Hela's curse.
Apocalypse tries to teach his Horsemen teamwork by turning them loose on X-Factor. Pestilence touches Beast making him deathly ill. During the battle, Iceman freezes a good portion of Central Park.
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X-Factor confronts Apocalypse on his Ship and learn that Warren has become the Archangel of Death. X-Factor is captured. The Horsemen take off to wreak havoc on New York. Caliban, lured by the promise of real power, joins Apocalypse.
Reporters swarm X-Factor asking about the danger their gigantic ship poses to the city. The deadly Infectia makes a trio of powerful monsters whom she sends to take X-Factor's ship for herself. When they fail, she sets her sights on Iceman.
Cyclops and Jean begin the search for Nathan Christopher but run up against Freedom Force. Warren continues to search for Candy. Infectia turns a police officer into one of her powerful Anti-Bodies and Hank and Bobby are duped into thinking that they are saving her from her own monster. Bobby brings Infectia to their ship.
Cyclops and Jean finish their fight with Freedom Force. Infectia keeps trying to kiss Bobby to turn him into an Anti-Body but she accidentally ends up kissing Beast instead.
The junior members of X-Factor prepare to head off to school. The Alliance protests the Mutant Registration Act by wanton destruction and runs up against X-Factor. Beast returns to his blue and furry form and regains the use of his mind. Freedom Force takes the Alliance into custody and makes X-Factor sign the Registration Act. Rusty agrees to turn himself in.