| Synopsis | - Shadowcat works to save the life of Blindfold, while Colossus is en route to Mississippi to collect Cyclops, Wolverine, the White Queen and the Beast. At the same time, the White Queen draws Shadowcat into the Astral Plane to discuss the Destiny Diaries, confirming that the ones the Acolytes found were decoys, while the real ones are hidden in Michigan. Cannonball and Iceman arrive in Michigan at some run down old warehouse to collect the Diaries, but the Marauders are hot on their trail. The Marauders find Sunfire, and he joins Scalphunter’s squad, while Mystique, Gambit, Lady Mastermind and the Malice-possessed Omega Sentinel form another squad to find Iceman, Cannonball, and the Diaries. But Cannonball and Iceman know that the Mystique and the others are on to them and form a plan in which Iceman floods the area with ice, which soon begins to melt, causing the Diaries, encased in a protective container, to float to the surface. Iceman and Cannonball try to escape with the Diaries - but Mr. Sinister arrives and swiftly takes them out. Gambit and Scalphunter both attempt to kill Cannonball, but this backfires, although he is soon left in a near-mindless state by Sinister, though he manages to flee for safety. During the commotion, Iceman dives into the water and swims away. Mystique, despite Scalphunter’s objections, follows her one-time lover, eventually tracking him down, she gives him a warning to stay away from what is about to come, adding that of all the X-Men, who is the only one who gets the courtesy of a warning, and with that, a choice. Mystique fires some shots into the air to make it out like she has shot Iceman, before leaving him to escape with Cannonball in the Blackbird. Meanwhile, Shadowcat revives Blindfold, who cryptically reveals that the X-Men are still blind.
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