Colossus returns to the team. The X-Men arrive in Dallas looking for Storm, and Freedom Force shows up to stop them from fulfilling Destiny's prophecy of death.
X-Men [Storm; Wolverine; Rogue; Colossus; Psylocke; Dazzler; Longshot; Havok]; Forge; Madelyne Pryor; Neal Conan; Manoli Wetherell; The Adversary; Freedom Force [Mystique; Destiny; Blob; Pyro; Avalanche; Spiral; Crimson Commando; Stonewall; Super Sabre]; Roma
Synopsis
The X-Men and Freedom Force team-up to try and save Dallas from the Adversary's chaos wave. Storm and Forge return to Earth from the Adversary's world. Forge restores Storm's powers.
The New Mutants are watched by the Animator, who created a host of mutated animals, and who works with Cameron Hodge and the Right. Sunspot and Warlock return to the mansion. The Ani-Mator captures the New Mutants, and confronts Bird Brain, his creation.
The New Mutants escape, but Cameron Hodge arrives and captures them again. Bird Brain rescues them, defeats the Ani-Mator, and becomes leader of the Ani-Mates. Sunspot and Warlock arrive to help out. Ani-Mator uses Cameron Hodge's gun and kills Cypher.
Magneto; New Mutants [Cannonball; Magik; Mirage; Sunspot; Warlock; Wolfsbane]; Bird-Brain; S'ym; Hellfire Club [Black King [Sebastian Shaw]; Black Queen [Selene]; Black Bishop [Harry Leland]]; X-Factor [Cyclops (Cameo); Jean Grey (Cameo)]; X-Men [Storm (Cameo); Wolverine (Cameo); Rogue (Cameo); Colossus (Cameo)]
Synopsis
The New Mutants leave Bird Brain and the Ani-Mates on the island and return home. They try to begin to cope with Cypher's death. They learn that the X-Men are dead. They confront Magneto and tell him about Cypher. They decide to pick up the X-Men's shoes.
X-Factor [Cyclops; Jean Grey; Beast; Iceman; Caliban]; Apocalypse (Origin); Horsemen [Death [Warren Worthington III; Formerly Angel]; War; Pestilence; Famine; Professor X (illusion); The Right
Synopsis
X-Factor confronts Apocalypse on his Ship and learn that Warren has become the Horseman 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.