In Russia, Mikhail senses great power in a still alive Quentin. He knows Krakoa can resurrect him but he wants to keep his remains for himself. At the Xeno lab, the goons talk about sabotaging Xavier's pharmaceutical business. They plan to fight their enemy by cheating evolution. Mikhail busts their meeting and fights the bio-soldier that attacks him. He transmutes him into stone and uses the Cerebro Sword to shatter him.. He tells the leader that he needs to work with mutants against Krakoa
O Krakoa, Beast finds Sage and gives her a bio-pack from Healer to help with her injuries. She gets to analyzing and sees Mikhail's name burned on some wall. Later Beast approaches Omega Red on Krakoa with Black Tom and they subdue him in order to find out more about his connection to Mikhail
On the Savage Land, Pior is with some girl and Beast interrupts them wanting answers about the security breach and familial connections. Logan and Domino are there with him. The girl uses her aqua powers to blast Beast but Piotr surrenders. Beast shackles him and takes him through the gate as a prisoner. On the other side a ton of mutants are waiting
Data page: Beast's Logbook: The Traitor's Parade
Their efforts to celebrate mutantkind and forgive past sins is commendable but blindly optimistic. Relevant fears are pollution, incursions and traitors. They've focused on guarding the gates but have locked themselves in. Beast has a controversial plan that might be condemmned. He will detain all mutants with Russian ties and make it a spectacle. He wants a parade. A little fear and paranoia will keep people safe. Some citizens might even come forward with valuable info on their neighbors
Logan is outraged and stabs Beast. He then rushes the crowd to disperse them. At Xeno, Mikhail gives over the sword which contains all the intellgience of Xavier. He has no idea how to access it but they'll find out. He then gives over Quentin's body and it seems they will do something with his genetics
Finally Jean is with Logan. She quit X-Force but this is a special occasion. XOS setup as they talk about the Cerebro Sword. Jean is the only one he can trust and he wants her to do a TP probe of Piotr and Omega Red
Data page
Talks about Piotr's recent time on Savage Land. Beast interrupts as he smiled with condescension. He wanted to dredge up what Pitor had tried to forget and dig his claws into his still bruised mind. He wanted to take away his peace. Redacted text: Piotr changed to steel and charged forward and slammed Beast to the ground rag dolling his body. Beast cried out for him to stop but Colossus fist met his face with enough force to silence him. Blood soaked the ground and the flowers would soon suck the moisture greedily up, reddening their petals
Loved this issue. Was surprised bc I havent enjoyed the Piotr heavy ones nor the ones that this artist have drawn. I thought it was misleading to have Cecilia in the roster page when she doesnt appear. Should have been Jean. Speaking of which, glad to see she's still involved.
Oh and I dont think Percy thinks to fondly of Beast. He came across as an arrogant a-hole in the issue and those data pages made him look even worse. I was laughing as I read the one about Collossus murder of him. It seemed so random since thats not what happened but I love to see it