The Axe Falls

• Writer - Fabian Nicieza
• Lettering - Chris Eliopoulos
• Colorist - Martin Thomas
• Editor - Bob Harras
• Editor in Chief - Tom Defalco
• Inker - Kevin Conrad
• Penciler - Tony Daniel

Summary

  Cable fights Reignfire, leaving Feral to get Gyrich to safety (she'd rather kill him, especially since he knows things about her past).

  Shatterstar breaks the stalemate with Wildside by letting him have his sword, then humming to make it vibrate and explode, killing Reaper. This is (thankfully) a rarely used mutant ability of his. After much fighting, Feral and Tempo switch sides, and the MLF retreats, taking parting shots at Gyrich. Roberto is able to fly and deflect these energies (new powers), but in doing so disappears with the MLF, to parts unknown.