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Cyclops, Jean Grey, and Beast arrive at the hospital, where Archangel is hallucinating and tearing his room apart.

Meanwhile, Iceman has finished another date with Opal Tanaka, who suggests that when he comes to the party later on, he come as Bobby, not Iceman. Iceman understands where Opal is coming from and agrees, before taking leave. As he ice-sleds across the city, he is seen by the up-and-coming artist Peter Nicholas, who is excited about seeing a mutant. Iceman doesn’t see a mysterious woman down on the streets below absorb the life force of a homeless drug addict, but the woman wants more energy.

Iceman arrives at the hospital, where his teammates and Detective Charlotte Jones are doing what they can to calm down Archangel. They realize that being in a hospital reminds him too much of Apocalypse, and decide to take him back to Ship.

Later, Jean Grey tells Cyclops she needs some time out, and takes a sabbatical. This upsets Cyclops, even more so that she doesn’t tell him where she is going.

Later still, Hank and Bobby arrive at the artist party, where women are particularly interested in Hank, although Hank isn’t really into them. Bobby sees a certain mysterious woman and is quite enthralled by her, but is kept pre-occupied with Opal. The woman absorbs energies from the agent of a famous artist, but it isn’t enough for her. Hank is shocked when he sees Peter Nicholas and recognizes him as Colossus. When he approaches his X-Men teammate, though, Peter genuinely claims not to know who the Beast is, confusing Hank. The mysterious woman tries to absorb energies from Hank and finds him a tortured soul indeed. The woman turns her attention to Peter next. Back at Ship, Archangel wakes and believes he is being tortured at the hands of Apocalypse once again. Cyclops tries to calm his friend, but this only aggravates him further until Archangel cuts a hole in Ship and flies out into the open night.

Hank follows the mysterious woman as she leads Peter to the rooftop. There, she feeds off his energies, during which Peter learns things about himself. Hank is able to intervene, though, and the woman vanishes. She reappears when Hank and Peter return to the party, mostly unharmed. She sees Archangel soar across the night sky, and sets her sights on him next.

05/1990

Marvel Comics

071486021452

54

54

Vol. 1

May

1990

A

Direct

1

United States

$1.00

N/A

Copper Age

Teen

English

Magazine

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