The enemy within

• Writer - Howard Mackie
• Inker - Art Thibert
• Inker - Hack Shack Studios
• Inker - Whitney McFarland
• Lettering - Richard Starkings
• Lettering - Comicraft
• Colorist - Glynis Oliver
• Editor - Kelly Corvese
• Editor in Chief - Bob Harras
• Penciler - Duncan Rouleau

Sins of the Mother

Summary

  Vargas takes Mystique/Mallory Brickman's statement about having been kidnapped by Sabretooth, and is skeptical. So is her adopted daughter Gloria, who asks who her "mommy" really is. Mystique explains that she's had an eventful life, but doesn't allay Gloria's suspicions. However she had Brickman (whom she loathes) wrapped around her little finger, and gets his help to track down Sabretooth (ironically, he contacts Val).

  Mystique also has Forge's implant surgically removed, the doctor killed, and Vargas reassigned to the Arctic.

  Val plans to track down Graydon Creed's killer, and Atkinson promises to help her if needed.

  Beneath the Morlock tunnels, Forge and Polaris are being nursed by the Brotherhood. Both yell at Havok for having turned villain.

  He doesn't trust McCoy, however, and has Ever to get him into his gene pool, where still-living victims are trapped in hi-tech pods. Ever has been plotting with Alex to gain McCoy's trust so they can take down his whole operation.