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Magneto arrives in London, where Rachel Grey has been laying low. They observe a woman and her child laying flowers at a memorial for the woman's husband, a mutant who lost his life to the Terrigen Mists. They notice that the people around them seem more concerned with the emergence of new Inhumans, rather than the loss of mutant life. Magneto tells Rachel that mutants will not benefit from the predictions of Ulysses, and reminds her that the Inhumans are only concerned with the propagation of their species, rather than saving mutants. He asks Rachel to help him so that they can protect the future for mutantkind. In New York, Storm and Medusa meet on neutral territory. Medusa is angry that there were mutants sneaking around New Attilan without her knowledge or permission. Storm tells her that she has every right to be angry, but explains that she sent Gambit to protect her, as she wasn't sure whether Magneto would try anything. Storm points out that with all the pressure Medusa is under, if she had told her in advance, it might have sparked an incident. Medusa reminds Storm that Magneto hates the Inhumans, and she isn't sure she can look the other way about this. Medusa declares that Magneto should have met mutant justice long ago, but will now meet Inhuman justice. Medusa wonders if Storm sympathizes with Magneto. The two women raise their voices at each other as they argue, before calming down, and Medusa agrees to wait until Storm finds out what Magneto wants before she takes any action, but decides to repay Magneto in kind, and sends her own spy to the Savage Land. In War Room X, Woz arrives, and overhears Magneto meeting with M, Sabretooth, Nightcrawler and Rachel Grey. Magneto believes that the bridge between mutant and Inhuman that Storm is creating will crumble, and that they must secure Ulysses from the Inhumans. Rachel asks Magneto if by “securing” Ulysses, means that they will kill him. Monet tells Rachel that it doesn't matter, but Nightcrawler and Rachel are not interesting in killing Ulysses. Sabretooth detects Woz's presence, and they chase him. Woz attempts to teleport away through a mirror, but the X-Men catch him, and Magneto decides that an offensive approach is required. Fantomex is being kept as Gambit's hostage in New York, but Gambit is unaware that EVA is nearby. Storm, Psylocke, Magik and Old Man Logan arrive at the run down apartment. Psylocke and Fantomex argue, as Fantomex reveals that Magneto asked him to scope out New Attilan with strict orders not to engage. Old Man Logan detects trouble outside, and Archangel appears. Nightcrawler teleports in and grabs Fantomex, teleporting back outside where Monet and Sabretooth are waiting. A battle ensues, with Old Man Logan and Sabretooth fighting, Nightcrawler and Psylocke against each other, Storm facing off against Archangel, and Magik against Monet. Gambit starts to fight Fantomex, when suddenly, Rogue appears. Gambit tries to talk to her – but she is actually Mystique, who takes him out. Old Man Logan soon realizes that the other X-Men don't care about rescuing Fantomex – it's just a distraction. Indeed, as Magneto and Rachel Grey arrive at New Attilan. |
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