Spoilers: On the night of the Hellfire Gala, Sunspot assembles key mutants on X-Corps Island, including Jamie Madrox, Layla Miller, Trinary, and Wiz-Kid, to form a new initiative. Sunspot envisions changing the world's perception of mutants, outlining a plan for X-Corps Island to provide global relief while the X-Men confront Orchis. However, a sudden psychic intrusion from Xavier causes the team to surrender, leaving them disoriented. Distraught over the loss of his dupes, Jamie discusses the grim news with Layla, emphasizing the need for help in a world unaware of their plan. Layla urges Sunspot to stay, citing the island's importance, but Roberto decides to return to Arakko, promising to come back and fulfill their mission.
In the present, Layla, Thunderbird, Betsy, and Dani venture into the core of X-Corps Island, facing challenges with losing altitude and periodic landings for Roberto's hour-long recharge. Trinary works tirelessly to evade Orchis' sensors during this critical time. Roberto, appearing fatigued yet claiming to feel better than ever, emerges from his chamber in casual attire. Dani assists him, expressing concern for his overextension. Roberto, informed of the involvement of Crule and the Externals in the mutants' disappearances, vows to confront them. Betsy clarifies that Selene, not Orchis, orchestrated the disappearances using her homunculi soldiers, escalating the urgency of their mission.
Layla reflects on the temporal insignificance of existential conflicts for immortals and highlights Selene's corrupt tendencies. She reveals that Selene, orchestrating conflicts between Krakoa and Orchis, employs her fellow Externals as convenient tools. The specifics of Selene's mysterious Ascension remain unknown. When Dani queries Roberto about Apocalypse's potential involvement, he dismisses it, emphasizing Apocalypse's recent positive actions. Roberto, aware of the Externals' distrust for Selene, expresses confidence in a particular mutant to uncover the immortal holdout. The scene shifts to New Orleans, where an Assassins Guild member confronts Mr. Cornillion, accusing him of crossing investment partners. Mr. Cornillion, actually Feint (Carmen Cruz) in disguise, reveals her true form, and Gambit intervenes, inquiring about finding his old friend Candra.
“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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