In Dallas, Magik attempts to battle the sorcerer Forge, to take revenge for the death of her brother, Colossus. More surprised than anything, Forge capably defends himself. When the New Mutants try to intervene on Forge’s behalf, Magik teleports them all to her domain, Limbo, where she is more powerful. The first thing she does is having magical vines secure the New Mutants, unaware of the fact that the plants are taking on a life of their own. As the sorcerers continue to battle, some of Forge’s statements hit somewhat too close, enraging Magik even more. When Forge realizes she is little more than an angry, grieving child, much as he was in Vietnam when he started this disaster, he refuses to defend himself any longer, allowing her to kill him, if that is her choice. Magik stabs him, though this attack only disrupts his magic, instead of taking his life. Her demons egg her on to finish it. In a last ditch attempt, Dani makes her see what she fears – the full-fledged Darkchilde, something she is bound to become if she chooses to murder. She frees her teammates and releases Forge, though she clearly still wishes him hell on Earth. Back at school, Illyana despairs over the danger she is to everybody else and the team is disturbed by Magneto dressing in his old villain colors. In space, the slave-master Spyder promises one of his slaves, Gosaymr, freedom, if she can bring him Lila Cheney…
- Writer: Louise Simonson
- Artist: Bret Blevins