Breakaway

• Writer - Howard Mackie
• Penciler - Jeff Matsuda
• Inker - Art Thibert
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Colorist - Glynis Oliver
• Enhancement - Graphic Colorworks
• Editor - Kelly Corvese
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras

Summary

  Note: X-Factor Underground begins here.

  Forge and Polaris, ordered to deliver Mystique to Bowser, instead announce that X-Factor quits. They no longer trust the government nor want to be their pet mutants. But they know the government won't just let the walk away.

  Jamie visits his own grave and talks to Shard. they find Kyle spying on them, evidently jealous. Shard yells at him, but after Jamie leave reveals that she is under orders from Forge to develop a trusting relationship with Jamie.

  Forge takes Mystique as Raven Darkholme to visit Trevor's home. She learns he has been kidnapped, and gets a phone call there telling her to leave the house or the boy dies. She does, and is nearly killed by an energy blast.

  Polaris, Kyle, Shard, and Sabretooth are observed walking into their HQ, which then explodes.

  Forge and Mystique speed away in a car, shot at all the while. Forge then runs the car off a bridge and into the Potomac.