Selene, the Black Queen is a prisoner of Trevor Fizroy, who is brutally torturing her. He then calls a meeting of the Upstarts (Siena Blaze, Graydon Creed, Shinobi Shaw, Fabian Cortez, and the Gamesmaster). They all agree to make Forge their next target for points, as Fitzroy requests. Back at the Xavier Institute, Colossus is speaking with his ill sisiter, Illyana. He is trapped in his armored form, and Illyana comforts him. Moira MacTaggert and Professor X watch on in tears, Moira asking Charles to tell Piotr, but the Professor refuses. At Forge's aerie, a young woman named Raven arrives, who Forge knows as Mystique. The two walk to the workout room together, and discuss the recent death of Destiny, Mystique's former lover. Mystique quickly changes the subject, gets into her work. -LCG

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