

Meanwhile, at the museum, Storm battles Jamil for Candra's heartstone, as Jamil manifests both the Shadow King and Juggernaut. Just then, Gomurr the Ancient appears, and tells them there is a price to pay for the Crimson Dawn having saved Psylocke's life. In Manhattan, Archangel returns home to the sound of Psylocke in a fight, but when he bursts into the apartment, he finds her calmly sitting. But Jean declares that Phoenix is in control, and attacks Mastermind's mind, driving him insane, anointing herself Dark Phoenix. As the X-Men gain the upper hand, Cyclops follows Jean to the roof, where Mastermind attempts to regain control over her. She proceeds to free the X-Men, who attack the Inner Circle as Jean chases after Mastermind. Jean attacks him, but when she sees him in pain, she is shocked free of Mastermind's control. Just then, Wolverine burst into the room. In the real world, Cyclops collapses, seemingly dead. There, the two men duel until Jean appears, hitting Cyclops with a mental blast, declaring she's been set free. But the White Queen senses his move, and sends Mastermind into Jean's mind as well. With the Inner Circle fighting amongst themselves, Cyclops uses his psychic link with Jean to enter her mind and try to shake Mastermind's control. As the Inner Circle, including their new Black Queen, Jean Grey, celebrate in front of the captive X-Men, Wolverine emerges from the sewers beneath the Circle Club and begins to make his way upstairs. Wolverine knocks out one of the crooks and Bob, finding his courage, knocks out the other one.Īt the X-Mansion, Professor X tries to use Cerebro to locate the X-Men, but is blocked by the White Queen. Elsewhere, the crooks decide to kill Catherine, but Wolverine and Bob catch up to them. Doing his best to control his own animal instinct to kill, Wolverine knocks out the bear, after which Shaman exorcises it of the Great Beast's possession.

Catherine and the crooks flee, but Bob stays behind and helps Wolverine fight the creature. Wolverine intervenes, ordering the crooks to release the family, but just then the bear possessed by the Great Beast attacks. Inside, they encounter the crooks, who take them hostage. When Mounties cordon off the preserve and blocks the Totebind family from conducting their camping trip, Catherine berates her meek husband Bob into sneaking onto the grounds. Shaman warns Wolverine that he senses the revival of a Great Beast having occurred nearby. Canadian Mounties enlist the aid of Shaman and Wolverine to track them down. Elsewhere, two crooks rob a convenience store, then hide in a nature preserve. Inside a cave, a bear knocks over a clay pot, becoming possessed by an evil spirit. Letters: Richard Starings & Comicraft's Emerson MirandaĬolors: Joe Andreani, Paul Becton, Graphic Colorworks Wolverine and Shaman battle a demonically possessed bear!
