Rage War

• Writer - Ian Ed Ginton
• Penciler - Jorge Lucas
• Inker - Jorge Lucas
• Lettering - Chris Eliopoulos
• Colorist - VLM
• Ass't Editor - Frank Dunkerley
• Editor - Matt Hicks
• Editor in Chief - Joe Quesada

Summary

  "Once upon a time, we shared a noble man's fine dream… and then we woke up!" X-Force and Rychenko attack Roman's base. Sam has Jesse disrupt all systems, so the only forces left are Warborgs, then sends Jimmy in with two Gatling guns. Roman recognizes them and sends his collection of monsters to attack. Sam concentrates his forces, making a way for Domino and Rychenko to get to the cold fusion reactor.

  Roman, realizing he is in jeopardy, has Ford wheel him to X-Force. He tells them they and Wisdom were deceived. He's trying to save humanity from an alien being which collided with Earth long ago, forming the moon, and shattering to bits, which have been growing as parasites ever since (see iss. 108).

  When he worked for Cuckoo, he realized its real aim was to convert Earth into a living alien ship; the Russians also realized this and tried to kill him; he used Cuckoo's technology to heal himself and was monstrously transformed. "I'm also missing half of my brain, but I get by. I haven't slept since 1971 and exist mostly on baby food and prescribed narcotics injected into my brain stem."

  Spies observe and remotely activate the Vibranium Initiative, which transforms Rychenko into a bomb and explodes her.