X-Factor # 84 - Tough Love

X-Cutioner's Song: Part 2 (of 12) -- This issue: X-Factor hunts down Cable for the shooting of Xavier, and an explosive battle erupts between X-Factor and X-Force!  Meanwhile, the X-Men also arrive on the scene -- but whose side do they choose?  Plus: The search for Jean and Scott continues!  Eachissue comes polybagged with one of 12 different trading cards!               

SPOILERS

Part 2 of The X-Cutioner's Song, the issue came with a Stryfe' Strike File card featuring Caliban.

Doctors try to save Professor X's life as he is rushed to the hospital where Taylor of the X-Patriots is. The doctors learn that he's been infected with a techno-organic virus spreading rapidly and they can't do anything to save him.

Meanwhile, X-Force is upset and on the hunt for Cable who they believe to have made the assassination attempt on Xavier. At the scene of the crime, they instead find Strong Guy and Wolfsbane along with a livid Archangel. Wolfsbane beats up Feral and X-Force retreats when the rest of X-Factor and the X-Men blue team arrives and attacks. Havok damages X-Force's quinjet as they escape.

Apocalypse's Horsemen present an incapacitated Cyclops and Jean Grey to what they believe to be Apocalypse. After the Horsemen leave Mr. Sinister reveals himself.