The Crawl

• Writer - Scott Lobdell
• Penciler - Chris Bachalo
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Colorist - Digital Chameleon
• Colorist - Dan Brown
• Editor - Mark Powers
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Summary

  Maggott, on Joseph's trail, goes to the top of the World Trade Center and sees residual memories, including Rogue kissing him (iss. 341).

  In Antarctica, Hank has reverted to human form, and Remy is bummed because he realizes it's never going to happen with Rogue until he faces his past. Rogue remembers the start of their romance (X-Men II:4) and says she loves him. He says she can't love him until she knows him, and she could never forgive him if she did.

  Betsy melts out of the shadows and attacks Maggott, before he can hurt the X-Men. Warren hears bystanders scream and catches up to them.

  Grovel, a Klyruvian, commiserates with Remy, saying he should just fess up, but he's afraid of losing her. Grovel says that if she leaves, she was never his to start with. Spat helps Rogue access Remy's memories, saying she's blocking it out because she's afraid of the truth. Joseph interrupts with the announcement that OZT has attacked the X-Men. Both he and Remy have been able to break their chains, which raises suspicions about each.

  Betsy scuffles with Maggott, then pulls her psi-blade and ends it, while Warren bats the slugs into the recycle bin. She senses great darkness in him.

  Nanny and her monsters confront the mutants, who still don't have their powers. Then Trish smashes off Nanny's head, able to get close enough because she's "only" human. Hank wonders who recreated Magneto's old base.

  Rogue wants to know the whole truth, but Remy instead turns himself over to Spat.