Cry Justice, Cry Vengeance!

• Writer - Chris Claremont
• Penciler - Salvador Larroca
• Inker - Tim Townsend
• Colorist - Richard Isanove
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Lettering - Saida Temofonte
• Ass't Editor - Pete Franco
• Editor - Mark Powers
• Editor in Chief - Joe Quesada

Summary

  Note: this is part of the Maximum Security crossover.

  Years ago and light-years away, the D'Bari solar system was destroyed (iss. 135, Jul-80) by Dark Phoenix, who had replaced Jean, wanting to experience humanity.

  Today, Jean and Hank are shopping in a market in New Orleans, where the X-Men are recuperating in a secret hospital. Ross, regent of Wakanda, and Milaje fly in to see Ororo, and she goes with them: she has a private history with the Black Panther. Jean does a light psi-scan to make sure it's safe; Hank worries about the potential for mutants to abuse their powers.

  The airmen thank the X-Men for rescuing them (last iss.), and Forrester sympathizes with Jean for the loss of Scott. But both Rogue and now Jean have sensed that he is still alive.

  In space, Lilandra is aboard the Starjammer. Xavier telepathically projects himself there, and Lilandra asks for his help finding Deathbird. He is angry that Earth has been made a dumping ground for intergalactic criminals, but Lilandra says Earth's influence is disproportionate, and the galaxy wants it stopped. She had to avoid civil war, but she sent Cerise (ex-member of Excalibur) to warn the X-Men.

  Mandroids attack the hospital; Hank recognizes their armor is out of date, but Jean says they have advanced psi-shielding, so she can't tell what they're after. She and Nathan lead the battle away from the hospital and into a warehouse. Rogue touches a soldier and learns he is a diversion: the real objective is Jean. Jean and Nathan are ambushed, and she is captured. She attacks Webwing on the psi-plane; it retreats in horror when it sees the Phoenix sign. Star Hammer blasts Jean, and she barely holds on. Nathan throws his psimitar at C'Cll and B'Nee, and then the other X-Men arrive. Rogue recognizes their foes as court-martialed Imperial Guard, who say they have been exiled to Earth.

  Jean tries to attack Star Hammer on the psi-plane, but she is overwhelmed with images of the D'Bari home world burning. Jean denies it was her, but Star Hammer insists on retribution and blasts her. He is the last D'Bari, and Jean has let him think he killed her.

  The X-Men clean up the mess. Jean says she is responsible for Dark Phoenix because she let it merge with her. She plans to set things right.

  The X-Men realize Earth has become a prison planet. Jean realizes Scott may be alive.