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Back at the mansion, Charles and Moira investigate Bobby and Piotr's inexplicable unconscious states as the New Mutants co-leaders try to figure out what's happening around them.
The phone rings, and Dani runs in horror to Rahne's bedroom, only to find it empty and not slept in.
...and sure his decision to join the Club will put him in more danger than it will ever reap him rewards.
The brewing antagonism between Shaw and Selene starts to spill over, with the latter mocking Shaw.
As Shaw puts it: she wants his power... and doesn't care if he knows it.
Rahne strikes against her two foes gleefully, delivering what seem to be fatal blows against the sorceress and baron.
After slashing at throats and biting with murderous intent, Rahne returns home, stolen locket in hand, to peacefully fall asleep, a girl again.
Her prince charming returns, only to collapse as Rahne's fantasy turns nightmare.
This is no story–despite the fantasy trappings–this is all a carefully crafted delusion, meant to lure Rahne into the city to face an almost familiar woman in white and man in black.
...to mentor Sam, his carefree but compassionate nature makes himself the perfect choice for our struggling hero.
As deliriously fun as yesterday's Annual was, NM #22 gets out its laughs and turns up the pathos to 110%, Claremont and Sienkiewicz convincingly selling Sam's...
...will become a hilariously contrived plot beat–but, sorry, what did Illyana say? She mentions rescuing Kitty BEFORE her brother, parents, or literally anyone else? Interesting.–for the book ahead.
Doug translates the kids way to salvation and in gratitude Lila agrees not to...
The kids might have won the battle, but they've likely lost the Earth.
Lila's web of transports has been reconfigured to self-destruct and she "I don't know, I just live here!"'s before Doug, sweet innocent Doug, gets a chance to be useful. Finding things Doug can translate...
...their friends' captors, freeing them from the Slavers.
Illyana kills one of the aliens with its own weapon, something we–but definitely not Doug–are used to at this point, where she too rags on Sam's new look that I wish he'd keep around for good.
...and nothing at all to do with the queer chemistry between nearly all of these characters other than Amara.
Captured by the Slavers and facing probable death after Lila's drummer is straight up killed by the aliens he betrayed them to, Dani and Rahne make time to mock Sam's...
In just over a few days time, Warlock gets them to Lila's actual-lightyear-away Dyson Sphere, where Doug gets to look at alien words and be relevant for a few minutes.
Even though he's just gotten here, it's immediately apparent that Doug is deeply unqualified...