Endgame

Finale

• Plot - Jim Lee
• Plot - Whilce Portacio
• Script - Chris Claremont
• Inker - Art Thibert
• Lettering - Mike Heisler
• Colorist - Dana Moreshead
• Editor - Bob Harras
• Editor in Chief - Tom Defalco

Summary

  In Apocalypse's base in the Inhuman Great Refuge on the Moon: X-Factor defeat the Riders, only to be defeated by Medusa and Crystal, only to be freed by Black Bolt, Karnak, and Gorgon.

  Askani looks on, sees Hank and Jean about to touch Christopher Nathan's creche, and prevents them from electrocuting themselves on it. They realize that the baby has been infected with a virus by Apocalypse and is likely to die. The baby yanks Jean's into the astral plane, to get her help combating it, which is personified as an amalgam of Apocalypse and the baby himself. Jean yanks Scott in to help, and he blasts the Apocalypse avatar.

  They jump back to physical reality, where Apocalypse is defeated, but the baby is still dying. Askani claims to be able to take him away and save his life, and Scott reluctantly lets him go (he later returns, adult, as Cable). The Watcher applauds his choice.