Cyclops decides to put the X-Men together, finally realizing that what is left of mutantkind is protected from its own kind. He assembles a group of teenaged mutants from former students to complete strangers into an small army for and against mutants.

Cyclops starts off with Wolf Cub who is in Paris, paying a visit to Maximus Lobo who has antagonized Wolf Cub several times in the past and is currently powerless thanks to the Decimination. Wolf Cub wishes to kill Maximus but Cyclops, appearing, convinces him not to.

Then he travels to Bakwa, Afghanistan, where Dust is protecting the average Afghani from the Taliban alongside freedom fighters, using her mutant powers to liberate one city at time.

In La Jolla, California, a trash-talking blonde kid named Ink is getting a tatoo in a tatoo parlor illegally and is confronted by the cops. Eric uses his newest tatoo of a biochemical hazard symbol and touches a police officer, making him extremely sick. Eric is arrested anyways. Later, while Ink is in jail, Cyclops, disguised as a janitor, recruits him.

Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Blindfold has a startling prophetic vision in a nightmare that shows her among the new team of X-Men, including an unknown teammate, battling Donald Pierce underground and watches a teammate murdered by Pierce in the final battle. She travels to the ruins of the Xavier Institute to try and interpret her vision as something watches her from afar.

She later goes to a Little Italy type community in Naples, Florida to speak with Rockslide about joining the team and telling him that they will need him, beating Cyclops to the punch. Cyclops reluctantly takes Blindfold back to Westchester along with Rockslide. In the catacombs of the Danger Cave, Cyclops briefs them on their mission, gives them their costumes and shows them their new enemies, the Brotherhood of Mutants consisting of former New Mutants, Magma, Dani Moonstar, Cannonball and Sunspot.

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