X-Men Unlimited # 4 - Testing Times/Mutual Secrets

is a comic book published by Marvel Publishing & released on 10 / / 2004

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Plot Summary

Two X-Men! Two great stories! In "TESTING TIMES" by LEE BARNETT and TRAVEL FOREMAN (Cla$$war), JUGGERNAUT wants to be a teacher at the Xavier Institute…but how can he be trusted to keep his temper around dozens of kids? In "MUTUAL SECRETS" by TED NAIFEH (Courtney Crumrin) and GREG TOCCHINI (THOR: SON OF ASGARD), EMMA FROST meets up with some old friends...and finds they aren't quite as friendly anymore!

Testing Times:

Juggernaut asks Cyclops if he can become a gym teacher but, after easily invoking Cain’s temper, Scott is not sure. He decides to give Cain a test that will be administered by Wolverine the next day. That night, Cain finds Sammy in the kitchen, studying for his math test. Sammy learns that Juggernaut never understood quadratic equations either and thinks that if his idol doesn’t know them then he doesn’t either. Juggernaut convinces Sammy that taking tests are important, as a person is able to prove himself to others. Juggernaut is unaware that Scott is watching the conversation, though. The next day, Wolverine puts Juggernaut through two trials, which he fails miserably. Annoyed, Cain asks Wolverine to give him his best shot. Wolverine then runs a program that shows Cain all those injured when he was a villain, including an eight-year-old who has a punctured lung and heart, thanks to Cain. Horrified, Cain realizes that he isn’t ready to be a teacher, but Scott comes and reveals that he wanted to see if Cain was going to take this responsibility seriously. Now that he has proven himself to Scott, Wolverine and himself, Cain can now become a faculty member.

Mutual Secrets:

Emma is invited to the wedding of her old college crush, Doug, and her friend who stole Doug from her, Maddy. Emma takes Logan with her, as she does not feel that Scott needs to know about Doug. At the wedding, everyone is shocked to see Emma, including Maddy, who pulls Emma aside at the reception that Doug invited her out of pity and that, if Maddy knew about it, she wouldn’t have allowed it. Wolverine learns that Emma and Douglas had an affair once, but decided to keep it a secret to save embarrassment. During the best man’s toast, Emma learns that Doug did not keep his end of the bargain and told everyone about how she almost broke him and Maddy up. Drunk and angry, Emma takes the stage and reveals to the crowd that Douglas is actually a mutant. She and Logan then leave, though Logan is disappointed in Emma for ruining Douglas’ life. In the end, Emma realizes that she is disappointed too.