Dani is cheering up Warlock at the Gala after he is shaded on the red carpet by Barry thee Artist. She takes him along as she talks to various guests at the party. Laura is looking for Gabby but no one has seen her. Dani apologizes to Rahne for not going with her to see X-Factor (she was busy in Otherworld). Rahne understands but is upset. She ends up snapping at Dani and reveals her son wont be brought back
The X-men are announcd and there is a group chat where the NMs go over it
Laura is still looking for Gabby. Daken hasnt seen her. Barry continues to be insulting, first to Magik and then James. Karma reveals her look and Barry comments on her. She possesses him and gets him to dump drinks on himself. He is outraged that she used her powers on him and she reads him down.
Warlock has a talk with James where he expresses feelings of being alone now that Doug is married. James gives him words of enouragement and lets him know he has family. Warlock then interrupts a dance between Doug and Bei
Farouk narrates a segment where he talks about coming to Krakoa and how the Shadow King is kept in check. We see a crying Gabby somehwere and the segments ends with him saying goodbye to her
Later on Mars the NM girls are trying to undress James while Laura goes to the Kinney residence on Krakoa and Jonathan the wolverine gives her a note. Cosmar and the other kids find a dead Gabby outside in the woods. Laura shares the note with Daken and in it Gabby expresses that there is a gap between them. She is unsure of her place on Krakoa. She wants things to be better and hope that they can go and enjoy the party together.