X-men #1 - Rubicon
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Year 1991 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Chris Claremont Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary A group of mutants have stolen a shuttle and are being pursued by some agents. Magneto arrives and tears their ships apart before bringing them on board Asteroid M. At the mansion the X-Men are testing the building‘s defenses. They split into two teams, but only Wolverine, with Psylocke‘s help, is able to breach them. The two different crews fight on board the asteroid until Magneto stops them. One of them, Fabian Cortez, has a suggestion for Magneto. Back at the mansion the X-Men Blue team respond to a signal that Magneto is up to something. He has raised a nuclear submarine. The X-Men confront him, but after a brief battle he flies off with the nuclear weapons. Rogue tries to follow him to talk, but is shot down by a russian plane. Magneto is hurt and is healed by Cortez. Rogue is found in Genosha but is pursued by the newly formed Acolytes wanting her to join them. She disagree’s and fights them, and the X-Men arrive to help her. Magneto turns up and declares that Asteroid M will be a haven for all mutantkind. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue had 5 different varient covers. Gambit appears on 2 of them. This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback. Title Logic: The title comes from the old idiom "Crossing the Rubicon", meaning to go past a point of no return. Rubicon is a river in Italy. The river is notable as Roman law forbade any general from crossing it with an army. When Julius Caesar crossed the Rubicon in 49 BC, supposedly on January 10 of the Roman calendar, to make his way to Rome he broke that law and made armed conflict inevitable.

X-men #2 - Firestorm
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Year 1991 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Chris Claremont Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Magneto and the Acolytes defeat the Blue team of the X-Men and take them aboard Asteroid X. While Xavier tries to get through to Moira, they are both kidnapped by Magneto as well. Turns out that while Magneto was an infant and in Moira’s care, she manipulated his genetic structure, attempting to cure a possible instability of his central nervous system, suspecting that this condition had turned him into a villain. Magneto gets mad, having now to question his every decision since the procedure, angrily he makes Moira brainwash the Blue team into joining his Acolytes. The other half of the X-Men wonder how to help. The situation gets even more tense when Nick Fury reports that the US and Russia have decided to lauch a plasma cannon against Asteroid X. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback.

X-men #3 - Fallout
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Year 1991 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Chris Claremont Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary The Gold Team of the X-Men travels to Asteroid M in an undetectable space ship, desperately trying to safe their teammates, before the russians destroy Magneto’s base with a plasma cannon. Aboard the Asteroid Xavier helplessly sees his Blue Team brainwashed by Moira into following Magneto, though some of them seem to realize that something is wrong. Magneto still suffering from injuries received by Wolverine grows more and more dependent on Fabian Cortez‘ cures. When the Gold Team arrives they have to fight both their teammates and the Acolytes, but soon the X-Men remember themselves. Magneto stops the battle, wanting only Xavier, but then he collapses. Moira understands that Cortez has only boosted his powers to make him feel better, In the meantime Cortez has escaped, he intends to turn Magneto into a martyrer and inspire mutants all around the world to follow him. As the plasma canon is fired the X-Men hurry to their spaceship. They want to rescue Magneto and the remaining Acolytes as well, but they prefer to stay aboard Asteroid M and die as it goes down. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback.

X-men #4 - The Resurrection and the Flesh
Importance Rating: 7.5 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Matsu‘o Tsurayaba has the Hand reanimate Omega Red, though it kills twenty-five of their operatives. Matsu‘o says that he financed Omega Red’s rebirth for one thing, the capture of Wolverine, who Omega Red remembers from his past. Meanwhile at the Xavier institute Moira MacTaggert has nightmares, plagued with feeling guilty for having tried to condition Magneto’s behavior while he was in her care on Muir Island. Moira wakes up screaming and Cyclops, Banshee, and Professor Xavier come to her room to see what’s the matter. Banshee can’t talk from getting his jaw broke so Xavier creates a mind-bridge between the three of them and Moira. Banshee tries to comfort her and talk her out of leaving the mansion, although to no avail because later she calls a taxi and leaves, leaving Banshee behind. Outside, Gambit and Jubilee are winning a non-mutant power game of basketball against Wolverine and Rogue. Wolverine’s team starts to use their mutant powers so Gambit evens the odds using his power to charge the basketball up and throw it at Rogue who goes crashing through one of the windows. Later Gambit and Rogue are leaving on a date when Beast, Jubilee, and Wolverine try to tag along following them. On their bike, Gambit tries to outrun the other three X-Men and doesn’t notice a trap in the road. The Hand and Omega Red capture both him and Rogue, and they cause the jeep of the other three X-Men to explode. Surprisingly they come out of the fire unharmed and start fighting the Hand, but they get taken out by Omega Red’s death spores as well. Shortly before fainting out, Wolverine remembers the smell from his past. The unconscious X-Men are loaded into an ambulance, making it look like a typical car accident to any passers by. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback.

X-men #5 - Blowback
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Beast wakes up in an ambulance along with Rogue, Gambit, and Jubilee. They manage to break free, but can’t stop a second ambulance that they believe is carrying away Wolverine. At the War Room in Xavier‘s Mansion, Forge picks up a signal from Cerebro that a new mutant signature has been detected. Cyclops, Psylocke, and Colossus go to find the source of the signature. Colossus and Cyclops arrive in enough time to stop the other ambulance from getting away, but the Hand causes it to explode. In the debris they find Wolverine’s mask, but they know it’s a red herring, trying to lead them in the wrong direction and they head back to the mansion. In a briefing, the X-men decide that the Gold team will head to help Emma Frost at the Hellfire Club, while the Blue team will go after Wolverine. Beast finds that the airplane carrying the new mutant signature was headed towards Berlin. At Fenris’ secret lab in Berlin Wolverine is being held hostage while Dr. Cornelius examines his memories to find what Logan, Victor Creed and Maverick have done with the Carbonadium Synthesizer they had stolen thirty years ago from this same lab. Meanwhile Maverick is watching all this from the ventilation system and shuts down the lights in the facility, giving Wolverine the chance to break free. He quickly disposes of most of the guards, leaving only him and Omega Red standing. Wolverine knows that he would not win, so he runs from the fight and jumps out a window and drops ten stories down where Maverick rescues him. Meanwhile the Blue team breaks into the facility to try to save Wolverine. In Malibu Lila Cheney, tries to get Dazzler to remember her life with the X-Men. Suddenly Longshot arrives, hunted by Spiral, who is trying to take him back to Mojo and Lila teleports away with her friends. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback. Title Logic: The title makes reference to a military term, Blowback. It is the negative effect one suffers from one's own weapons.

X-men #6 - Farther Still
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary The X-Men are at Fenris’ secret lab in Berlin trying to rescue Wolverine. They have divided in two teams, but Beast, Cyclops and Jubilee run into Omega Red and the three get defeated without effort. The other X-Men are in a different corridor fighting off the Hand when Fenris attacks Gambit, removing him from the fight and Matsu‘o Tsurayaba takes control of Psylocke’s mind who in turn takes Rogue out with her psi-blade. A couple of blocks away in a subterranean cavern Maverick is trying to save Wolverine’s life. While Wolverine is unconscious he remembers his past, thirty years ago when he worked with Team X trying to run from Omega Red. Regaining consciousness, Logan hears the parameter alarm go off and sees Creed (Sabretooth) on a video screen going into Fenris’ lab. Maverick decides to move Wolverine and take him back to the German Embassy to figure out where the C-Synthesizer is, from there. Sabretooth though, was brought in by Matsu‘o Tsurayaba to hunt Wolverine down, so him and Psylocke go off to find Wolverine. Logan senses them coming for him, and tells Maverick that unless he wants to face the two of them on his own he had better release him from his hand cuffs. So Maverick releases Wolverine in enough time, Sabretooth shows up and the battle only lasts around thirty seconds. Later Matsu‘o Tsurayaba sees Sabretooth dragging Wolverine and Maverick through the sewers, and Matsu‘o is pleased. Elsewhere Longshot, Dazzler, and Lila Cheney find themselves trapped in the Mojoverse, as Major Domo is blocking Lila‘s powers. They run from Mojo to find the freedom rebels base and there they start to plan their next attack on Mojo. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue features the first time we see interaction between Gambit and Fenris. This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback.

X-men #7 - Inside Out
Importance Rating: out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Sabretooth is carrying Maverick to a holding facility and mysteriously keeps repeating the same sentence over and over again. In the labs, Dr. Cornelius and Matsu‘o Tsurayaba are monitoring Wolverine as they try to read his past memories again. Matsu‘o Tsurayaba gets mad and accuses the doctor of not going fast enough and the Cornelius explains that too fast of a memory extraction could kill Wolverine. Tsurayaba doesn’t care and forces him to speed the extraction up. Wolverine remembers the past when he placed the C-Synthesizer in Janice’s lifeless body to hide it from the rest of Team X. Matsu‘o now knows where the synthesizer is and commands Dr. Cornelius to kill Wolverine. As Wolverine screams Psylocke stops her ruse of being under Tsurayaba‘s influence and attacks Omega Red and Tsurayaba. Elsewhere Maverick hears the commotion and breaks free of his captors. Turns out that Sabretooth was under Psylocke’s mental hold the whole time. Maverick and Sabretooth reach the X-men’s prison and they try to free them, but as Psylocke gets defeated. Sabretooth becomes himself again and fights Maverick. Luckily Beast breaks free releasing Jubilee in the process and she blinds Sabretooth with her powers. The escaping X-men get to Logan and Psylocke in time, as they are being torn apart by Omega Red. Together they defeat Matsu‘o Tsurayaba, Omega Red, and Fenris and escape in the Blackbird as the base explodes. They go to the German Embassy where Maverick and the X-Men part ways. Wolverine has some unfinished business though and next we see the Hand trying to dig up Janice’s body, but Wolverine was waiting for them and attacks them saving the C-Synthesizer and giving it to Maverick. In the Mojoverse, Dazzler witnesses both Lila Cheney and Longshot getting captured by Mojo, she decides that she needs help to battle him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Mutant Genesis' Trade Paperback.

X-men #8 - Tooth and Claw
Importance Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Storm and Xavier are giving a tour of the mansion to their newest X-Men Bishop. As Bishop walks in to where the X-Men are waiting to introduce themselves to him, his eyes become wide and is amazed to see all his past heroes in one room. After he hears Gambit talk though, he recognizes the voice as the mysterious Witness from his future timeline. Bishop reveals Gambit’s real name setting Gambit off and Cyclops steps between them to keep them from fighting. Xavier tells them to continue with their plans for a picnic and everyone leaves to get ready. At the lake Cyclops is distracted by Psylocke swimming and does not hear what Jean is saying to him. Storm and Bishop are walking together and she is trying to convince him to not be so hard, that to become better then his enemies he has to choose peace before violence. Elsewhere Rogue has prepared a meal for Gambit, but it is interrupted when Bishop shows up. Gambit picks a fight with him and charges a pie up Rogue had made and threw it at Bishop, but Bishop ducked and it accidentally hit Rogue instead. As Bishop and Gambit begin to laugh and discuss their differences an unknown assailant blasts them off their feet. Gambit stops Bishop from firing back saying that their assailant is his wife Bella Donna. Later in the X-Mansion Belle explains why she needs Gambits help and the Blue team heads off on a train to New Orleans. Although now in New Orleans a cop tries to pull over the Ghost Rider for going over the speed limit, but when the cop notices his face he runs off scared. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts Up until this comic, no one knew Gambit's real last name was LeBeau. This issue features the first time we see interaction between Gambit and Bella Donna and Bishop in the comics. In this story arc, Gambit's wife, Bella Donna, is present. This is her first storyline in the Marvel comics which spans from X-men #8-9 and Ghost Rider #26. This issue is included in the 'X-Men & Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble in the Big Easy' Trade Paperback.

X-men #9 - The Not So Big Easy
Importance Rating: 9.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary The X-Men and Bella Donna watch Ghost Rider turn into a Brood Soldier. As the Brood’s Queen taunts the X-Men an army of Brood Slaymasters crashes through the ceiling. The X-Men fight them with Wolverine lashing out at the Brood Queen, yet the floor gives in, sending the X-Men in different corridors in the caverns below. Gambit and Bella Donna land together and angrily Bella Donna demands the reasons for why he left her behind so many years ago. Gambit explains to her that had had to leave after killing Belle’s brother in self-defense, and despite knowing that she would have wanted to come with him, he did not want her to leave her home and family, so he left alone. He also apologizes for leaving her and they hug. In another corridor Beast and Wolverine face the possessed Ghost Rider and then it runs away because Dan Ketch, Ghost Rider’s host, is fighting the Brood’s control. While yet in another corridor Jubilee runs scared into a chamber full of members of the Thieves Guild that was captured with the intention of assimilating them later after they have transformed the Guild’s special children. Rogue shows up and helps the Guild members from their stasis pods. The possessed Ghost Rider comes in with other soldiers and attacks the two X-Men members. They all come crashing through the wall and near where Cyclops and Psylocke are. Gambit then comes in and takes out the possessed Ghost Rider and Psylocke uses her psi-knife to enter Ghost Rider’s mind. Bella Donna enters the astral plane with Psylocke and finds the Brood soldier trying to take over Dan Ketch’s essence. Bella Donna attacks the Brood soldier distracting it long enough for Psylocke to separate it from Dan Ketch’s essence. Belle then uses all her strength to rip the Brood soldier’s essence apart. The act though ends up apparently killing her and Gambit asks the members of the Thieves Guild to take her dead body home. Then the X-Men and Ghost Rider head off to save the Guild’s children. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts A little discrepance comes up in this comic... Bella Donna, in argument with Remy about his leaving her when he was exiled, says "You and me been in love since before we could walk..." making it apparent that they have know one another since they were born. In later issues, when Remy's young life is explained, he does not meet Bella Donna until they are around the age of 8, before he was adopted at the age of 10. In that first meeting they both not only were walking, but very good at fighting already. This story is a crossover with the Ghost Rider (3rd series) comics. The story continues in Ghost Rider #27. In this story arc, Gambit's wife, Bella Donna, is present. This is her first storyline in the Marvel comics which spans from X-men #8-9 and Ghost Rider #26. This issue is included in the 'X-Men & Ghost Rider: Brood Trouble in the Big Easy' Trade Paperback. Title Logic: New Orleans is commonly called "The Big Easy". The title is a play on the name. The story takes place in New Orleans, but the battle is not easy.

X-men #10 - Where Happy Little Bluebirds Fly...
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Meek transports Dazzler and himself to Xavier‘s mansion where they meet the X-Men’s Blue Team and the professor. Meek betrays them and transports them all into Mojo’s citadel, where they get attacked by Mojo’s army. Cyclops hits a volume control, and absorbing the extra sound, Dazzler escapes but runs into the mindcontrolled Longshot who believes himself to be a security guard. Longshot just stands there as Mojo’s henchmen blast Dazzler into a water pit sinking her out to the ground below the citadel. Later Longshot, Cyclops, Rogue, Wolverine, and Beast are made to act out the earthen version of “the Wizard of Oz”. Longshot finally gains his senses and tries to lead the X-Men to find Mojo. While in the citadel Mojo taunts Xavier and sends the rest of the X-Men and Lila Cheney out to act like the bat people in “the Wizard of Oz’s” movie. When the bat version of the X-Men meet Dorothy’s (Longshot’s) version of the X-Men both teams prepare to do battle with each other. Below the citadel, Mojo 2 the Sequel retrieves Dazzler’s body and takes her, hoping that she can be healed and used in the rebellion. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts In more recent years, enemies that attempt to manipulate Gambit fail and he will use this to his advantage, but in this storyline Gambit is easily manipulated by Mojo. Title Logic: The title are lyrics from the song 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow', sang by the character Dorothy in the 'Wizard of Oz' in which the X-men are acting out in Mojoverse.

X-men #11 - The X-men vs. The X-men Again
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary Mojo 2 the Sequel asks Dazzler to help him overthrow Mojo. The plan is to get higher ratings than Mojo by broadcasting Dazzler and the rebels fighting Mojo. She agrees and the two of them head off through the Mojo Gardens sub-corridors to try to reach Mojo. While inside Mojo’s Dome the X-Men begin to fight against one another. During the battle though Xavier is able to break Psylocke’s mind control and she in turn helps Cyclops free himself from Mojo’s controls. Cyclops tries firing at Mojo through his shielding but to no avail so they change their plans and Cyclops shoots Rogue sending her through the Dome and out of Mojo’s range of control. Psylocke mentally informs Rogue that they are freeing the X-Men one by one and Jubilee is up next. Mojo figures out what Psylocke and Cyclops are doing and sends Gambit to make them break their concentration which he does. Elsewhere though, Jubilee forces Wolverine to break Mojo’s control, and he also tries to crash through Mojo’s shielding. The earlier attacks weakened the forcefield enough to the point that Rogue is able to break it. Although Mojo defeats Rogue, but that little bit of hope causes the rebels to fight Mojo. The X-Men come in also and Longshot gets mad after seeing Mojo killing more rebels. Longshot then picks up a sword, leaps, and plunges it into Mojo’s chest, apparently killing him. Xavier later tells Dazzler and Longshot that they both will soon be parents as he senses a child within Dazzler. Later Longshot suggests to Dazzler that they name the baby Shatterstar and the X-Men agree to leave with Lila Cheney after a short celebration. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts The group image at the end of the story was later made into a poster. In more recent years, enemies that attempt to manipulate Gambit fail and he uses this to his advantage more than once, but in this storyline Gambit is easily manipulated by Mojo. Title Logic: The last time the X-men were taken to Mojoverse they battled the X-men against one another in a Mojo TV show, they do it again in this issue.

X-men #12 - Broken Mirrors
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Art Thibert Comic Summary At Xavier’s Institute Gambit and Rogue discuss earlier events with Gambits wife Belladonna and Beast is taking Betsy to the airport to visit her brother in England, while Cyclops watches Betsy leaving from his bedroom window and wondering about his new feelings he has for both Betsy and Jean. In the Danger Room Jubilee is going through a battle simulation against the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants IV, as Wolverine interrupts the exercise demanding that Xavier tell him why he lied about knowing nothing of Logans past. Xavier scolds Logan for going through his personal files. Wolverine apologizes for going through Xavier’s personal files and the professor explains that the file pertains to events in 1964 and his father’s work at Almagordo. In the past Brian Xavier was working along fellow scientists Kurt Marko and Alexander Ryking. Ryking’s son Carter was a mutant and was taken to a hospital where he was held sedated ever since because of his uncontrollable powers. In the present Carter Ryking, aka Hazard, goes out of control after watching CNN’s news report on his father’s death and breaks free. Xavier too saw the news report on Alexander Rykings death and decides to go to the funeral. As Xavier is contemplating the past at the gravesite Carter Ryking mindlinks with Xavier. Carter Ryking explains that he sent the file to Xavier, who tries to calm him down so he does not kill anymore innocent people. Carter takes Xavier to Almagordo to find out about their past. Valerie Cooper informs the X-Men of Xavier’s kidnapping and they leave to rescue him. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts None.

X-men #13 - Hazardous Territory
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Jim Lee Penciler Jim Lee Comic Summary The X-Men blue team (minus Psylocke and Jubilee) arrive at Almagordo where Xavier is being held hostage by Hazard, aka Carter Ryking. Hazard asks why Xavier didn’t come here to find out about their past when Hazard sent Xavier the file about the place. Xavier says he didn’t believe what he read, which causes Hazard to blow away the side of a wall revealing a secret part of the lab. Rogue and Wolverine find the secret lab too and start to look for Xavier. Cyclops, Gambit, and Beast blow through another wall to enter the complex, revealing Hazard with Wolverine, Rogue, and Xavier captured. Rogue and Gambit try to fight off Hazard and are defeated. Cyclops complains of the team not fighting in an organized style so Cyclops and Beast try to attack Hazard. Beast buries Hazard in debris, but he breaks free trying to attack Cyclops, who fires his double shot from his visor destroying Hazard’s taser firing mechanisms. Unknown to Cyclops though Hazard cannot control his plasma energy without his mechanisms to focus his powers. While the X-Men decide to retreat, Xavier goes into Hazard’s mind showing him how to release his power without hurting himself or the X-Men. Hazard's power explodes destroying Almagordo, but saving himself and the X-Men. Wolverine decides to use Hazard’s temporarily loss of power to his advantage and demands some answers about Almagordo’s past, but Xavier tells Wolverine to let him go. They will not get any answers from him today and if there are any answers to their fathers‘ past it will be found where they lived not where they died. The X-Men leave to head back to the mansion, failing to notice a paper entitled Shiva Scenario, mentioning Kurt Marko, Alexander Ryking and Brian Xavier as involved scientists. Meanwhile back at Xavier’s mansion Jubilee receives a video phone call from Cannoball, who wants to talk only to the senior X-Men. In Istanbul Rusty, Zero, and Skids of the MLF steal an artifact containing an image of Apocalypse. Stryfe is pleased to hold the artifact and he vows to destroy Apocalypse’s past like Apocalypse had destroyed Stryfe’s future. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
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X-men #14 - Fingers on the Trigger
Importance Rating: 3.5 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Beast and Moira are unable to stop Xavier’s techno-organic infection. X-Factor and the X-Men split up, one team hunting down the Horsemen, who have kidnapped Scott and Jean, the other trying to find X-Force and Cable, who, as the assassin, must have a cure. In Egypt, the Dark Riders awaken Apocalypse to tell his Horsemen attacked the X-Men. Elsewhere, Sinister exchanges the captive Jean and Scott for a canister of genetic material. Later, he attacks Xavier‘s mansion, which is guarded only by Bishop. X-Men Blue and X-Factor track down X-Force, and a fight starts. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This issue is included in the 'X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song' Trade Paperback. Gambit also appears in a Gameboy advertisement in the middle of the comic.

X-men #15 - The Camel's Back
Importance Rating: 3.0 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary The X-teams defeat the entire MLF, but have casualties among their own. Boomer’s jaw is broken, and Rogue is blinded by Strobe. At the mansion, Beast and Moira have no idea how to save Xavier from the techno-organic virus that is ravaging his body. In Newfoundland, Cable convinces Bishop and Wolverine that he might not be responsible for the assassination, and so they team up. Elsewhere, Stryfe toys around with the captive Jean and Scott and accuses them of having been bad parents. Later, Stryfe travels to Egypt where he runs into the Dark Riders. He easily defeats them and then confronts Apocalypse. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This comic is part of the X-Cutioner's Song crossover. This issue is included in the 'X-Men: X-Cutioner's Song' Trade Paperback. Title Logic: The title refers to the idiom "the straw that broke the camel's back". It is from an Arab proverb about loading up a camel beyond its capacity to move. This is a reference to any process by which cataclysmic failure (a broken back) is achieved by a seemingly inconsequential addition (a single straw).

X-men #17 - Waiting for the Ripening
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Year 1992 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary The X-Men are in the Blackbird heading to Siberia to take Colossus home so he can explain about his older brother Mikhail’s recent reappearance and suicide. When they arrive in Siberia, Colossus introduces his friends to his family and they all settle in for the night. Though an agent for the government watches all that is going on and radios in to Colonel Vazhin. The Colonel has just sent Omega Red into Neftelensk where Darkstar and Father Garnoff were recently lost to a mysterious mutant that has taken over the town. Wolverine wakes up the next morning to find Colossus already up and working in the farm fields. Cyclops though is still asleep and having a nightmare. He wakes up and tries to go take a shower but when he finds Psylocke is in the shower he stutters and leaves the room. Iceman walks into the kitchen for a cup of coffee as Jubilee wonders how it must be like for Illyana to become a teenager and then transform back into a kid again. Meanwhile back at Xavier’s school Gambit is trying to help Rogue with her recent temporary blindness and Beast tries to discuss personal issues with Xavier. Although the Beast gets mad and leaves the room when Storm, Warpath, and Cannonball interrupt him to tell Xavier of their need to go to Brazil and tell Magma and Empath about the Hellions‘ having been killed. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
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X-men #19 - A Skinning of Souls
Importance Rating: 4.5 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary In Neftelensk the Soul Skinner sends Omega Red after Colossus and Vazhin, who have just found the town’s missing children. Colossus gets angry and tries to rescue his sister only to be held back by Vazhin’s protests and Illyana’s guards. Colossus blames Vazhin for their deaths, but Vazhin tries to explain to both the Skinner and to Colossus that it was never the intention of the Flagwatch operation to kill Piotr’s parents and he does not know what went wrong. The Soul Skinner thinks that their country likes to be expedient and they do not care who dies in their way. The Skinner wants to end the threat he poses and activates the acceleration chamber that Illyana is in, so that she can use her mutant power to teleport him to another dimension. Though it hurts him to see his sister in agony, Colossus realizes how futile it is for him to fight the Skinner alone and he leaves to get help. Free again, the X-Men attack the Soul Skinner trying to give Colossus enough time to work his plan. Colossus returns with the town’s children and tells Psylocke to bundle their pure innocence and release it into the Soul Skinner. Not wanting to remember the innocence of his dead daughter, the Soul Skinner shuts down his own mind. Colonel Vazhin then not wanting the Skinner to ever hurt anyone again kills him with a bullet to the head. Colossus frees his sister from the acceleration chamber and the X-Men find that Omega Red has escaped. Jubilee though wonders how the X-Men live everyday with the memories of the pain they have all suffered. At the Xavier Institute Rogue is using Gambit to act like her sonar so she can fly, even though she is temporarily blind. Beast watches the two and remembers to himself how carefree him and the other original X-Men used to be. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
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X-men #20 - Digging in the Dirt
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary In the Xavier Institute, Professor Xavier watches on a video screen the recent events of the deaths of Colossus' parents. Afterwards, Xavier asks Jubilee if she is hurting from the recent events in Siberia. She tells him "no" and they head off to check on Illyana who is sick from an apparent flu. Psylocke, dressed very sexily, heads for the Blackbird hanger where she finds Cyclops working on the plane. As she walks up to him, he accidentally falls, knocking her down. As he apologizes, Psylocke passionately kisses him. Cyclops breaks the kiss and leaves the room. Passing Jean along the way, and he tells her that he will have to miss their lunch date. As Jean watches Psylocke leave the hanger with a smile on her face she wonders whether she is prepared for the battle where she may lose her husband. Jubilee, looking for Wolverine, finds him in the grounds outside carving on a tree. He tenses up when he thinks he smells an intruder, only to realize it is just Psylocke, though he does not see her. In the mansion, Cyclops informs Xavier and Storm that he will be going to Alaska on vacation for a couple of days to see his Grandparents and relax. Xavier and Storm try to talk him out of running from his problems, but he is resolute. After watching him leave, Jean runs to the Danger Room to find Psylocke. Once there, she demands Psylocke to tell her if her and Cyclops are having an affair. Enraged, Psylocke uses her psi-knife on Jean and knocks her out. Suddenly, Psylocke sees an image of her previous self who turns out surprisingly real. The new arrival attacks Psylocke, and defeats her. When the rest of the X-Men arrive, the new arrival reveals herself as the original Betsy Braddock, stating that the Psylocke they know is and has been an impostor. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts Title Logic: Peter Gabriel's song by the same title, "Digging in the Dirt" was a popular song at the time this comic was made. The song is about finding the dark parts of one's soul. I am not for sure if they did take the title from the song, but it seems to make sense.

X-men #21 - The Puzzle Box
Importance Rating: 5.0 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Brandon Paterson Comic Summary As the X-Men question her loyalty, Psylocke tries to remind her teammates that when it comes to trust she should have earned it by now. Enraged, the British Betsy attacks Psylocke, saying that Psylocke is lying about who she is. Xavier stops them and is then taken aside by Wolverine. Wolverine explains to Xavier that his senses tell him that both women are Betsy Braddock, and both are not. They both agree that the only way to answer their questions is to go to Lord Nyoirin's house for the answers. Meanwhile, Cyclops arrives at his grandparent's house in Alaska. There he prepares them for the truth of the recent events in his life surrounding his wife Madelyne and his son Nathan. In a penthouse in Tokyo, Lord Nyoirin meets with Shinobi to discuss how he can get Clan Yashida's honor back. The X-Men use Nyoirin's absence to their advantage and sneak into his house, only to discover a picture of Psylocke, labelled Kwannon, in Lord Nyoirin's study. Back at Shinobi's penthouse Nyoirin has left, but receives Matsu'o as a new guest. Matsu'o explains to Shinobi that the Gamesmaster has given him permission to kill Psylocke, and Shinobi cannot touch her. As the X-Men digest the revelation of the painting they are surprised by the Silver Samurai, who slices the Beast's back with his sword. Brandishing his sword at the rest of the X-Men, he tells them that in order to accomplish his goal of returning honor to the Clan Yashida, he will have to kill them all. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts None.

X-men #22 - The Mask Behind the Facade
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary In the state of Lord Nyoirin, the X-Men do battle with the Silver Samurai, whom they manage to defeat. After the fight, Gambit finds a scroll behind the torn painting of Psylocke/Kwannon they noticed earlier. It is Nyoirin's diary. Meanwhile in Tokyo, Japan Shinobi Shaw attends a meeting at a lounge with three of the top crimelord’s of the Jigoku crime underworld. After the meeting, the Gamesmaster appears before Shinobi and Matsu'o and explains to Shaw why he is giving the chance to kill Psylocke to Matsu'o and not to him. Back at Nyoirin's estate, the X-Men study Nyoirin's diary. Written in Japanese, Psylocke says that she cannot read it. Angered, the British Betsy uses her Psi-blade on Psylocke to explain what the scroll said and to mind probe Psylocke to see what she recalls. Through Psylocke's memories, the X-Men see Kwannon on a shipping dock where she finds Betsy Braddock unconscious just after she emerged from the Siege Perilous. Kwannon tries to help Betsy but when they touch both their minds merge and the two people become one mind in two bodies. With the memory finished, Psylocke, who feels angry about what she considers lies from Betsy, attacks her, forcing Gambit to step in and break up the fight. Suddenly, Lord Nyoirin arrives and explains to the two female X-Men that both of them are Kwannon and both of them are Betsy Braddock. While all this goes on, in Alaska Cyclops explains to his Grandparents about having to send his son to the future to save him and of his return as Stryfe. Their conversation is shortened when Mr. Milbury, one of Cyclops' Grandparent's neighbors comes over and asks for help with a fallen tree. Cyclops goes to help him, but when he arrives at Milbury's home he finds the neighbor transformed into Mr. Sinister. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts There is a "S.H.I.E.L.D. File" on Gambit in the center of the comic.

X-men #23 - Leaning Towards Oneself
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary In Alaska, Mr. Sinister surprises Scott and tells him of Stryfe's final revenge against Scott and Jean: the release of the Legacy Virus. As Cyclops asks Sinister at his comment on his brothers (plural), the Dark Riders appear and attack the two. Sinister surprises everyone by taking out Foxbat and showing that he could win the battle against the Dark Riders by himself. Now having gained their respect, Sinister orders the Riders not to kill Scott, but tells them he has said nothing about not roughing him up. After Sinister teleports away, the Dark Riders attack Cyclops. After Cyclops holds his own in the fight, Hard Drive appears and stops the battle. Cyclops, still angry about the Dark Riders' hand in making him send his son into the future, accuses them of starting the very same war they are testing for. As they teleport away, Barrage tells Cyclops they knew what they were doing. In Japan Lord Nyoirin explains to the X-Men that Shinobi Shaw and Matsu'o are responsible for Revanche and Psylocke's merging of minds and abilities. Gambit and Beast then head off to Tokyo, where they give Shaw a message to send to the Upstarts: the X-Men now know they exist. At the same time, Psylocke and Revanche find Matsu'o at his house in Chosin Japan where they are attacked by him. The two women easily defeat Matsu'o and, both using their psi-powers, have their revenge for his manipulation. In Xavier's mansion, he and Wolverine discuss Wolverine's recent trip to the Savage Land and the evidence he discovered of Magneto's return. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts Gambit appears in a Sega Genesis advertisement in the middle of the comic.

X-men #24 - Digging Deeper Between Hope and Sorrow
Importance Rating: out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Gambit and Rogue are sitting in a dinner club that is called Poppa Gumbo. Rogue then asks Gambit why he does not talk about his wife, to which Gambit changes the subject and asks Rogue why no one knows her real name. Meanwhile, in the medi-Lab of Xavier's mansion Jubilee sits on the bed that Illyana recently died in. Holding back her tears, she clutches the same "Bamf" doll that Illyana had carried and held with her till she died. Shadowcat tells Jubilee that she had given Illyana that doll when she was Jubilee's age and now if Jubilee wants to keep it, she can. Outside Poppa Gumbo, Gambit and Rogue ride in a hansom cab, talking of how much emotion both feel for one another. Back at the mansion, Moira Mactaggert and Banshee are in the medi-lab talking about how both of them have seen too much death in their lives. They both begin to leave the lab when Cyclops, Xavier, Beast, and Jean Grey meet and greet them. Cyclops shakes Banshee's hand, and welcomes him and Moira back home. Xavier then tells the group about Cyclops' recent encounter with Mr. Sinister, but questions what Sinister said. Cyclops takes up for Sinister, telling Xavier that even though Sinister lies, he also tells half-truths when it is in his interest. Jean asks the other X-Men, what if Sinister is telling the truth and it was Stryfe who released the deadly virus killing Illyana? Elsewhere, Wolverine walks up behind Jubilee and she begins to cry, pained by the death of Illyana. Wolverine bends down and holds Jubilee in his arms, comforting her. While in Psylocke's bedroom in Xavier's mansion, Revanche and Psylocke decide to come to a stalemate, still unsure though of the extent of their connection. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts "Poppa Gumbo's" does not really exist.

X-men #25 - Dreams Fade
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary In the White House, the president makes an emergency phone call to Russia, notifying him that the UN Security Council has activated the Magneto Protocols. A few minutes later, a man named Nick Fury awaits the actions of Forge, who is finishing the preparations to start the protocols, which he does. On Avalon, the actions of the world do not go unnoticed. Magneto flies to the middle of the barrier the humans have erected around Earth and realizes that the humans have made a mechanism which would never allow his powers to work while he was on Earth again, or so they think. Magneto concentrates, sending a swath of energy through the electromagnetic field, surrounding Earth, which effectively disrupts every electrical item on Earth. Cyclops informs the X-Men of the recent events and Xavier decides to take the opportunity that Magneto has given them to sneak attack him. After a lot of arguing, the X-Men reluctantly agree to allow Xavier to lead the battle, wearing his new battle armor that allows him to walk by using his mental powers to control it. After saying their goodbyes, the six-team members transport themselves to Avalon to begin their mission. After meeting Rusty and Skids and making their way to a control room, Xavier sends Quicksilver off to place a control disc in the computer’s main frame to allow Xavier control over the station. Xavier commands the station to teleport the Acolytes off of the station. Xavier seizes the opportunity to allow he and Jean to enter Magnus’ mind. Wolverine had attacked Magneto in order to save Quicksilver’s life, as he was about to be killed by his own father. Magneto wounded and kneeling on the floor, begins to use his powers to rip the adamantium from Logan’s body. Xavier, having had enough of Magnus’ killing, removes Magneto’s mind, leaving him exhausted and barely able to move. The X-Men are confused on what just happened until Xavier explains the horrific actions he just perpetrated on Magneto’s mind. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts The front of this issue includes a holographic card of Gambit. This issue is included in the 'X-Men: Fatal Attractions' Trade Paperback.

X-men #26 - Civil Disobedience
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Year 1993 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary The X-Men fly in the Blackbird, headed towards Genosha, when they receive a transmission about Cortez from Hammer Bay. Watching the same transmission hundreds of miles away on Avalon, Colossus faces a tough decision on whether to betray his new friends in order to help his old ones. Elsewhere, below Avalon, the Avengers fight to allow Wanda and Crystal the opportunity to free a Quinjet and runaway to Genosha. Captain America, Sersi, War Machine, and the Black Knight all sneak away with the two friends as they head off to face the tyrannical despot in Genosha. In Genosha already, Charles Xavier and his entourage are attacked by outside forces. Dawning their gas masks, the Beast and Xavier are able to escape the ambush. Shockingly for the Beast, Xavier knew about the ambush and takes Hank to meet his would-be allies a few yards away. Their new allies take Hank and Xavier to their convoy, where Xavier discusses Trish Tilby’s sad fate and his sadness on how he knows Hank feels. A few hours later, the X-Men arrive, only to be greeted by Cortez’s hounds, the Unforgiven. Talking about his father’s vegetative state, Quicksilver pounds on the first enemy while, unknown to them until the end, Cortez hears every word. While the X-Men face off against the Unforgiven, the Avengers have arrived in Hammer Bay, just in time to stop a riot between two Genoshan factions. Horrifyingly, just as Crystal begins to create gale force winds to stop the riot, Exodus hovers down and destroys every human around them. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts This comic is part of the Bloodties crossover, it continues in the West Coast Avengers #101 This issue is included in the 'Avengers/X-Men: Bloodties' Trade Paperback.

X-men #28 - Devil in the House
Importance Rating: 6.0 out of 10
Year 1994 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Jubilee is running through the woods of the estate as she comes across the dead body of her friend, Logan. Wearing her nightgown, she cries out scared as Sabretooth pounces from a nearby tree. Luckily, seconds later she wakes up, realizing it was only a dream. Hearing the commotion, Jean comes into the room to comfort her. Jean, now mad, sends out a psi-call to Scott, Ororo, and Hank to meet her at Harry’s Hideaway, a local tavern. While there, they discuss Creed’s recent addition to the mansion’s residents and their questioning of Xavier’s motives. In the mansion, Xavier studies Revanche’s condition and is turned down when he asks if he can study her more. Seconds later, Xavier’s attention is diverted, as he has to go check on Psylocke’s failed attempt at giving Creed his glow. While in the Control Annex, Xavier also watches the recording of Rogue and Remy delivering to Creed his evening meal. Later that night, Jean accuses Xavier of not thinking clearly, especially about Creed’s recent admission. Xavier thanks her for her comments and leaves to finally get some rest. Scott questions Jeans anger but their conversation is cut short when Moira calls asking for Jean to help give Creed his glow. Jean agrees and heads off to face her fears. While there, she puts down the forcefield and goes into Creed’s cell. Jean abuses Creed to ease her fears and leaves the cell without giving him the glow he wanted. Instead, she tells him to have the guts to face his past, just like everyone else in the world. In the morning, Jubilee takes Creed’s breakfast to him to try and ease her fears as well but it is not successful as she leaves just as scared as she came. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts None.

X-men #30 - The Ties That Bind
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Year 1994 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Ororo and Jean talk. As Elaine Grey prepares her daughter for her wedding day, they discuss Logan and his problems. After a brief conversation with her other-reality daughter, Rachel Summers, Jean thinks about her future-husband, Scott, who is in a nearby room preparing himself. He is not alone, because Hank, Bobby, Warren and Alex all accompany him. After Xavier comes in and tells them to all come outside so the festivities begin, they are witness to the awesome sight of their legacy. Many of the X-Men’s allies and friends surround the altar in preparation for the wedding to begin. Jean walks down the aisle and the ceremony ends without a hitch, as Jean Grey becomes Jean Grey-Summers. During the festivities, hearts are drawn to the newly weds and, to finish of the party, Jean requests a dance with Xavier. The feat seems impossible to the earth-bound Professor but, with just a thought, his pupil lifts him off the ground with her telekinesis and they dance the final dance. Later that night, Scott enters the Professor’s office to say his goodbyes and informs Xavier that he does truly love him. After his departure, Xavier finds a note that Logan had left him. The Professor reads the note and, with his thoughts on paper, Xavier realizes Logan is right; he does need to lighten up. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts Gambit catches the garter after the wedding ceremony.

X-men #31 - The Butterfly and the Hawk
Importance Rating: 4.0 out of 10
Year 1994 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Spiral sits in her lair and watches the video monitors flash across the screen about the life of a young woman named Kwannon and the love of her life, Matsuo, seeing also their chance encounters and brief flirtations of love. Inside the mansion, of Xavier’s the young mutant named Revanche leaves a note for the Professor and then leaves the mansion as mysteriously as she came. Moments later, Xavier approaches Betsy and the two of them talk about Revanche’s note and her reason in leaving their team. Waiting for him to leave, she pulls out a present left to her by Revanche, her very own bionic eyes. Inside Spiral’s lair, her transmission is lost and she curses Revanche for removing the implants. Near the town of Chosin on Japan’s Pacific Coast, Matsuo looks over a picture of his love, Kwannon, and remembers a happier time between them. Interrupting his memories, Spiral appears and warns him that Revanche is coming after him. Back at the mansion, Warren offers to take Betsy for a drive, which she graciously accepts. While they go out to eat, Revanche appears to Matsuo and, after probing his mind for answers, he tells her that he was just trying to save their love. Revanche tells him that he failed; showing her Legacy-ridden body to him, she tells him that he placed her in a body fated to die! Feeling like he betrayed her, he honors her last request and that is to kill her before the Legacy Virus does. Back in Westchester, Warren crashes his car, due to Betsy’s panicked convulsions. After freeing themselves of the wreckage, the two X-Men are met by Spiral, who answers Betsy’s question on who has messed with both Kwannon and Betsy’s minds. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts None.

X-men #32 - The Leopards and the Cats
Importance Rating: 5.5 out of 10
Year 1994 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Psylocke and Warren fight for their lives against the villainess, Spiral. Amidst the battle, she informs them that the way to find the truth about her past is to use the eyes that were given her. The other Blue team members arrive to help battle Spiral but, as soon as they arrive, the time-witch disappears into the snow-filled sky. Back at the mansion, Banshee and the Beast rig a device that can scan the memory banks of Revanche’s bionic eyes. After seeing the information they contained about the events surrounding their mind transfer, Psylocke decides to leave for Japan to tie up a few loose ends. Gambit watches her leave and turns to Xavier to request some time with him, to talk about his recent encounter with his wife, Bella Donna, and his relationship with Rogue. Xavier agrees to listen. In Japan, Psylocke goes to the estate of Lord Nyoirin but, too late, she finds that Matsuo has already arrived and killed the Japanese lord. After a brief conversation, Matsuo kisses Psylocke and uses last of Revanche’s powers to steal away all of Kwannon’s memories from the mind of Betsy. With his duty finished, Matsuo grasps Betsy’s Katana and attempts to commit suicide upon it. Betsy talks him out of it and he decides to live his life to honor the life of his butterfly. Two days later, at the mansion, Psylocke hurls the bionic eyes into the lake on Xavier’s estate and meets up with Warren to discuss their future. (Brief description courtesy of uncannyxmen.net)
Fun Facts Gambit asks the Professor to talk, the subject was about Rogue and her taking on the memories of his wife, Bella Donna (Gambit mini-series #1), but nothing is ever said about the talk between the two later.

X-men #33 - The Hearts of Thieves
Importance Rating: 10.0 out of 10
Year 1994 Fandom Main Storyline Series Writer Fabian Nicieza Penciler Andy Kubert Comic Summary Rogue requests that Creed tells her about Gambit's time in Paris. He does as she says, using his image inducer she portrays holograms of Gambit and a woman he once knew named Genevieve. Creed was employed to steal back an item named the Cheating Star from Genevieve. While threatening her for the return of the jewel, Gambit arrived on the scene and saved the damsel in distress. After weeks of passionate days, Gambit breaks Genevieve’s heart by stealing the Cheating Star for herself and revealing that it was the jewel he was only after, not her. Going to his apartment to meet his brother, Henri, he is shocked to find his brother missing. Following a note left by Henri's kidnapper, he goes to Notre Dame, where he finds Sabretooth waiting. Creed has captured Genevieve and Henri and holds their lives in ransom for the jewel. Gambit returns the jewel to Creed but Creed drops Genevieve and Henri, leaving only one of them for Gambit to save. Making his choice, he chooses Henri and leaves Genevieve to die. Back at the mansion, Hank McCoy ponders their next move and hopes that he can find a cure for the Legacy Virus. Elsewhere, on the grounds of Xavier's estate, Gambit meets up with Rogue after finding that Creed and Rogue had talked. Rogue acts hurt and wonders if Gambit really knows what love means. He tells her that he needs her to help him find out if he truly does. Rogue leaves, saddened by the things she has learned today, and Gambit does not follow. Back in the mansion, Hank McCoy