The Future is Now!

• Writer - Chris Claremont
• Penciler - Leinil Francis Yu
• Script - Brett Booth
• Inker - Mark Morales
• Inker - Scott Elmer
• Colorist - Liquid!
• Ass't Editor - Pete Franco
• Editor - Mark Powers
• Editor in Chief - Joe Quesada

Dream's End

Summary

  Note: this occurs after Bishop 16.

  Muir Island has been blown up (UXM 388), and the damaged Blackbird is en route to New York. Mystique has mutated the Legacy Virus to kill only non-mutants, but Moira has realized that's the key to a cure. But she's half-dead, so Rogue gets Logan and Wolfsbane to help stabilize her.

  Rogue's out of control powers have saved her life: Mystique was able to stab her, but Logan's healing factor is already knitting the wound.

  Luckily, Rogue still has Dr. Cecelia Reyes's memories, so she can do surgery. Meanwhile, Logan is about to kill Mystique when Wolfsbane calls him away. She wants to kill Mystique herself.

  Hank and Piotr return to the mansion, announcing Pyro's death while saving Kelly from the Brotherhood (Cable 87). Hank hopes Kelly will change society's attitude toward mutants, but Piotr says it won't matter: look how little the X-Men have changed things.

  Nathan is still with Kelly in Boston, visiting his wife's grave (killed by Master Mold, UXM 247). He says he also lost his wife, then tells him his twisted life story, and that good and bad mutants are facts of life, for better or for worse. Kelly asks to see him as he is, so Nathan turns off his image inducer and shows metal arm, flashing eye, and costume. They shake hands.

  Moira is conscious and says her knowledge must be preserved. She is too weak to handle Rogue's touch, and her mind is too unstable anyway, so they call out mentally to Xavier.

  Piotr apologizes to Xavier for his outburst. Xavier apologizes for taking over his life. But Piotr has chosen this life.

  Xavier finally hears Moira and races to Cerebro. She is so weak that he is unable to establish a mindlink, so Jean helps. Xavier's and Moira's psi-forms embrace, and Jean watches as they begin to glow, as death approaches. Xavier loves Moira, his first love, too much to let her go.

  Kelly gives another speech, with Nathan nearby as bodyguard, but Jean calls out to him, so he goes to the psi-plane and helps her convince Xavier to let Moira go. She passes into the light, "until we meet again."

  Kelly has meanwhile announced his change of attitude toward mutants, and one of his supporters has pulled a gun. Four shots; Kelly tells Nathan not to retaliate, and dies.