Spoilers: Betsy is being interviewed in London by an anti-mutant talk show host who questions her views on radical mutant terrorism. Frustrated by false information and lies about British government camps imprisoning innocent mutants, Betsy walks off the set, prompting the host to call for security.
Confronted by a security officer and two Orchis Sentinels, Betsy, armed with telepathic and combat abilities, engages in an impressive battle, skillfully avoiding their attacks. With strategic moves, including a butterfly shield and using the Sentinel's own claws against them, she emerges unscathed. Shatterstar intervenes, beheading one of the Sentinels with his swords, but notes his need for recharge between jumps.
After a joint effort to defeat the Sentinels, Shatterstar is left exhausted and unable to teleport. In an alley, an hour later, Rictor unexpectedly emerges from the ground, and a reunion between him and Shatterstar takes place. Betsy, aware of making new enemies in the entire United Kingdom, requests Rictor to tunnel them back to Braddock Manor.
Back at Braddock Manor on Braddock Isle, Betsy contacts Moonstar and Thunderbird. She asserts that the British government is complicit in mutant abductions, much like the United States. Despite pretending to tolerate her due to the symbol on her chest, they closely monitor public opinion. Refusing to be endlessly debated, Betsy, Shatterstar, and Rictor prepare to depart through a portal. Donning her helmet, Betsy remarks that in politics, there are moments when one must actively engage by knocking on doors, with the first one chosen sure to capture people's attention.
“For so long, my life has been out of control. Chaos and serendipity, wrapped in insanity. I have suffered, I have lost. Not just my life, but my very soul, my self. But no more. Now I know who I am.” – Elizabeth ‘Betsy’ Braddock, daughter of Otherworld, mutant, telepath, telekinetic, defender of the realm and, above all, X-Man.
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