Wolverine (2010)

Months ago, Josh Foley, the mutant called Elixir, came up to Logan while he was drinking in a bar, trying to figure out what made him tick. As they begin to talk, Logan’s attention turns to an attractive young woman with whom he spends the night. In the morning, the young woman convinces Logan to take care of something for her. That same day, Logan informs Cyclops that he’ll be taking the day off, which angers Scott. As he leaves the complex, Josh tags along for the trip. Upon reaching the Salton Sea, Logan and Josh are confronted by monstrous creatures – de-powered former Morlocks, now calling themselves “Dregs.” After disposing of them, Logan and Josh continue to make their way into the complex. Josh stops to help some of the inhabitants who are deathly ill but finds he is unable to do so. Eventually, Logan and Josh find themselves face to face with an old adversary of Wolverine’s called Meltdown. After explaining to Logan how he had died, and then slowly came back to life draining the life forces of animals, the young woman, Eva, appears and explains that Meltdown manipulated her and used the other Morlocks who lost their abilities as energy sources. Intending to do the same with Wolverine, Meltdown drains the powers of the remaining Morlocks present and attacks Logan. Using his immense power, Meltdown has the upper hand until the intervention of Josh, who proceeds to use his powers to cause Meltdown to grow in size and then releases said power. The result of this causes all the sickness to come with it back onto Meltdown. After Logan finishes Meltdown and the building burns to the ground, Josh tells Logan he understands where rage comes from, but he doesn’t want to be a killer. He also asks Logan how he continues on, knowing what he has done in his past. Logan tells him that he fights with that every day and goes to bed, regretting what he’s done. He then wakes up the next day, determined to do things right.

Notes:
Elixir hasn’t been seen since X-Force (3rd series) #25 when he faced off against Wither and left Wolverine’s X-Force team after the events of “Necrosha.”

Many mutants lost their powers after the Scarlet Witch uttered “no more mutants” in House of M #7.

Meltdown was last seen being killed by Havok and Wolverine back in Havok and Wolverine: Meltdown #4.

The Salton Sea is the largest lake in California and is located on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California’s Imperial Valley.

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