Blackbirds

• Writer - Steve Seagle
• Penciler - Chris Bachalo
• Inker - Tim Townsend
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Colorist - Steve Buccellato
• Editor - Mark Powers
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras
• Lettering - KF

Summary

  Rogue attacks Logan, stealing his powers and memories. They fight, each with their claws, and she begs him to kill her because she can't control herself. It dissolves into feathers: she has been having nightmares. Ororo comes to see if she is okay, and they talk about Remy.

  Warren is guilty about abandoning the team; Betsy says life is about choices and falls off the building, forcing him to focus on her, swoop down and catch her. He resents such manipulation.

  In Westchester, everyone goes swimming in the pond in winter, courtesy Ororo. Logan stops an intruder who turns out to be Stone, the local school inspector: Xavier hasn't been keeping up with the paperwork. She sees the mansion and puts the school on probation.

  In space, Bishop is captive of Deathbird, who loves him and nurses his wounds. Joseph explodes the TV when Agee claims to be able to reverse mutations. Rogue suggests she use her power on him to access his hidden memories, but he refuses.

  Bobby throws a snowball at Logan, and he goes berserk. Marrow shows up and talks tough. Bobby cuts himself on something in the lake: he freezes its surface and reveals the original Blackbird (stored there since X-Men II:1).

  Logan is fed up with the team and considers leaving. He is attacked and cries out. The team runs to find Rogue over his unconscious body; Ororo suspects her, so she runs off, but it was Sauron, who swoops down on them.

  The Summerses arrive in Alaska, and Jean easily clears the snow from their driveway, making the sign of a dark phoenix on the blacktop.