Overview

It’s the Young X-Men vs. the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants! A traitor is revealed and the casualties mount as the team goes to battle. We hope there are Young X-Men left when the smoke clears.

*SPOLERS*

In the wake of the X-Men disbanding, Cyclops recruited a new team of heroes, made up of the last generation of mutants: Wolf Cub, Dust, Blindfold, Rockslide, and a previously undiscovered mutant, Eric Gitter, codenamed Ink. He gathered them in the ruins of the Xavier Institute and charged them with hunting the new Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, whose members consist of Cannonball, Magma, Sunspot and Dani Moonstar, the former New Mutants. On their first mission, Rockslide, Wolf Cub and Dust ambushed Magma, while Ink and Blindfold tracked Dani Moonstar to her home in Colorado. After subduing Moonstar, Ink wheeled on Blindfold without warning and knocked her unconscious.

What happened:

• Manhattan, New York: Ink brings the unconscious Blindfold and Dani Moonstar to his mysterious employer. It appears that Eric works as mercenary, not taking part in any mutant factions. Meanwhile in L.A., the remaining Young X-Men's fight with Magma doesn't go well: She makes Dust into a glass statue. Rockslide remains intact despite her attack, but only Wolf Cub's cut from behind – risking a burn – scratches Magma and gives them a win.

• Cannonball and Sunspot watch a newscast about the events in L.A. They know the X-Men are back and after them, meaning the surprise element is no more on the Young X-Men's side.

• In the Young X-Men headquarters, Cyclops is spying on Sam and Roberto, listening to their conversation via a bug. Ink is back and tells Scott that Dani got her powers back and surprised Blindfold and him, and then took his partner as a hostage.

• Above, in the ruins of the mansion, hides a mysterious kid. He watches Cyclops and Ink and talks to himself. Eventually the kid comes to a conclusion: He should kill Cyclops.

• In an unknown location, Blindfold wakes up. Dani is standing above her and ready to beat her and get answers.

• Santo and Wolf Cub tell Ink that Blindfold can't be dead, because she had a vision of the team – including her – fighting Donald Pierce. Eric is surprised to hear that he too will be part of the fight. Santo also says that Dust will be okay, as seen in Blindfold's vision.

• Wolf Cub watches Magma in her cell, glad she is not dead. He tells Cyclops that at first he was okay with allegedly killing her, but later he felt bad. Scott says that he shouldn't feel bad, because there are not many options to deal with threats on Mutantkind post M-Day or the destruction of Genosha.

• The use of the Danger Cave's recordings of people with medical knowledge to help Dust proves a failure. Rockslide says there is a need for someone smarter to cure her.

• A Californian prison, the place is under attack. One of the cells is being breached from the outside by a guy who looks like Eric Gitter and shares the same abilities, but answers to the name Carlos. He came to free the prisoner residing in the breached cell.

• Back to the unknown location, Dani still hits Blindfold. The latter says the name of Donald Pierce, who then shows up from behind Dani.

1+1=3?

Perhaps Santo counts his imaginary friends, but it's better to assume he can't count.

Good thing Wolf Cub never listened when his mom told him not to touch fire.

Crazy much?

If you thought Blindfold speaks weird, a conversation with this guy will result in bleeding ears.

Even the new X-kids laugh in the face of death. Maybe they should change their name to X-Eternals.

The white eyes, the classic wardrobe, the ponytail; who doesn't like the choice for Hellfire Club's Girlie Man Award for 22 consecutive years?

Overview

In the wake of Messiah CompleX, there are no X-Men and young mutants Rockslide, Blindfold and Dust are alone and directionless. Until the day Cyclops recruits them to hunt the new incarnation of the Brotherhood – and kill them. Joined by a pair of new recruits, the young X-Men learn a hard truth about the world post-Messiah CompleX: sometimes old allies make for deadly enemies.

Warning Major Spoilers

The story Begins with a dream with the Young X-men fighting Donald Pierce. Wolf Cub and Rockslide are just rambling on about not calling Wolf Cub by his name. Then they tell Dust to rip off his skin and she does. Now, his metal part of him is showing. Blindfold is walking to towards the battlefield with Greymalkin. Blindfold is worried and she says and I quote: "I've seen this before. Pierce is going to kill--NO...". We are now shown Pierce slashing someone with his metal claws and a Young X-men is dead. We are not shown which one it is though. Blindfold awakes in her aunt home (Which is shown to be in Prospect Plains, New jersey)and it is shown that it was her dream. We are now taken to Erfurt, Germany to meet the future Young X-men member, Wolf Cub. For some odd reason it seems Wolf Cub is acting more like Wolverine by Calling Maximus Lobo "Bub", who is now depowered thanks to M-day. Maximus asks Wolf Cub, "What do you want from me......Mr. Gleason?". Wolf Cub responds by saying "Revenge". Right when Wolf Cub is about to kill Maximus, Cyclops stops him. Cyclops says that if Wolf Cub wants to hurt someday, that he should come with Cyclops and he'll point him at the right target. Our next member is Dust. Who is protecting a city in Bakwa, Afghanistan from some normal bad guys. One of them challenges her and she shows him that she is not playing around by ripping off the skin from his hand. The people of the city cheer for her and some guy name Zabul (Who looks like a general) comes up to her and says thanks, but also asks her where she is heading. Dust isn't sure and this is where Cyclops comes in and says "Westchester's lovely this time of year.". Now, Blindfold is at the ruins of the mansion, but unknown to her, someone is watching her from a far. It seems to be Greymalkin. Next member is Ink and he is at LA Jolla, California. In a Tattoo store that is called, INK.INC. In the store he is getting a tattoo on his hand. While this happens, two officers come in and says that Ink (His name is Eric Gitter by the way) Heisted a Woman's car. They start saying the police motto when they are about to arrest him and he just continues on talking to the tattoo guy. They are finally finished and the tattoo on Ink hand is a Radiation symbol. He says that he wants to test it out and sticks his hand on the officer and the cop goes down puking. Ink is then arrested by the other cop. Now in jail, a cop comes toward Ink and unlocks the bars keeping him inside. The cop is then revealed to be Cyclops. The next member is Rockslide. But, Blindfold seemed to beat Cyclops to it and she is already there talking to him in a coffee restaurant. She tells him about the new team of X-men that he is going to be part of the new group. Cyclops come forth and says that he's been here for about 15 minutes and they hadn't noticed. Cyclops then says that he had hope Rockslide had a better sense of his surrounding. And then says: "What if I was an enemy?". Rockslide then says "What if? I'm like indestructible, bro." Cyclops smiles and on the next page Rockslide is shown to be hit by an optic blast and he hit through the window. Cyclops says that he wants Rockslide to be on his team. Rockslide asks about Blindfold and Cyclops says "Not part of the plan. I'm sorry Ms. Aldine." Rockslide then defends her and says: "Her and me or no me, man." With all the Young X-men (Except Greymalkin)members at the danger cave, Cyclops explains how they are the last generation of mutants and who their new enemy is. The New Brother-Hood of Mutants. The leader is Lord Imperial(Sunspot) of the hellfire club. Cyclops actives a hologram projector and Cannonball, Magma, Moonstar and Lord Imperial are shown. Cyclops explains that his former teammates have joined him.