Teapot in a Tempest

• Writer - Fabian Nicieza
• Penciler - Tony Daniel
• Inker - Kevin Conrad
• Lettering - Chris Eliopoulos
• Colorist - Mike Thomas
• Editor - Bob Harras
• Editor in Chief - Tom Defalco

Summary

  Sam tries to link Cerebro to Cable's time displacement core (on the bottom of the Pacific, see iss. 21), to find Roberto (see iss. 28). Turns out he's in the North Atlantic right now (see Annual 3).

  In Manhattan, Boomer walks the streets, watches the streetwalkers, and realizes that could have been her. She sees Hitchuck try to help Cole, and decides to make her get help.

  Rictor and Shatterstar go to a club and dance with women (eek!). Shatterstar runs, not knowing how to deal these new feelings.

  In Israel, Cable and Domino help the X-Men.

  Locus reappears in X-Force's base. She's been wandering time, abandoned by Roberto, and now says they must stop him. She calls James "Pridewalker" and ports them to the MLF's base, collecting the rest of the team on the way (and interrupting before Boomer can help Cole).

  Dani is running from Reignfire, who is killing everyone, and who reveals himself to be Roberto.

  Then the world crystallizes.

  Note: the Age of Apocalypse intervenes as Gambit and the X-Ternals 1-4