The Fifth Power

• Writer - Robert Weinberg
• Penciler - Michael Ryan
• Inker - Ted Pertzborn
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Lettering - Saida Temofonte
• Colorist - VLM
• Ass't Editor - Pete Franco
• Editor - Mark Powers
• Editor in Chief - Joe Quesada

Summary

  A week ago: Cable fights the Dark Sisterhood. Irene and Blaquesmith flee but policewomen stop them. Irene realizes they're the Sisterhood and races away till a cab crashes into her car. She lands in the river; Blaquesmith disappears. The psi-shield he gave her fools the Sisterhood into thinking she's dead. Clarity sees all and knows the Sisterhood want to kill Cable's friends and isolate him. He, Greg, and Lea evacuate to Australia.

  Now: Bridge faces court-martial for repeatedly letting Cable go free, but somehow all computer and paper files on the subject disappeared.

  Cable attacks the Sisterhood's heavily fortified mansion, using all his mercenary and mutant skills. He shoots guards in their towers and canine monsters on the grounds, then unleashes TK and telepathy against the sisters. The Dark Mother is in conference with local mobsters, raising her cut. Cable puts up a TK shield to stop their bullets and makes them realize she will eventually kill them. She can't match his telepathy so she kills the mobsters as a demonstration of ruthlessness.

  Cable says there's a mutant war with 4 powers: passive mankind, mutant-haters, Xavier, and Magneto. He has seen a vision of Aliya and realizes he is the Fifth Power. He plans to achieve Xavier's goal by force.