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...to the reasons Rahne will be among the first to recognize Warlock's pain, and perhaps ironically, humanity.
The New Mutants pull a *break glass in case of emergency*, revealing to Doug Ramsey that he's a mutant and bringing his linguistic abilities into their mission.
The team attacks, and writhing in pain, Warlock escapes back to the mansion. Sam is the first to realize his injury might make him a greater threat, leading the team into the mansion.
Unfortunately, it seems they'll arrive moments to0 late, as Warlock confronts still-injured...
...finally being given the emotional depth afforded the other characters.
The girls at the sleepover gather round for a ouija board reading, but the issue's real horror is taking shape just outside on the mansion's grounds.
Finally crashing to the Earth after his four issue...
...written right on the page. Even playfully framed, it's still an uncomfortable moment, even assuming Claremont meant no ill will with its plotting.
Bobby, still sullen after his father's heel turn during the Nova Roma Saga, talks out his angst with Sam, their relationship...
...putting both on an inevitable collision course with the New Mutants.
Back at the mansion, Illyana's mischievous nature leaves Rahne with a reason to dislike her other than her daemonic origins, with the gender politics of this (even playfully) forced feminization...
...together they'll stand a chance. Shaw calls off the attack–he wishes not to make enemies with the X-Men today–especially in light of the raw power they've brought with them.
Over the last several issues, however, another problem has been brewing over several panels...
...and she escapes in the confusion of their attack. I noted earlier that Selene's presence pointed toward shifting allegiances between the Club and the X-Men, but the same is true of the growing anti-mutant sentiment we'll encounter not to far off in the Run.
At least, maybe...
...in hindsight and with our modern knowledge of Tessa's presence as Xavier's mole within the Hellfire Club.
Rachel's capture reignites something her earlier promise to herself: she will never be someone's weapon, ever again. Returning to lucidity, Rachel enters Amara's mind...
...primal force–one Shaw's had little hand in molding by his design. This isn't Emma, enthralled with him, or Tessa, seemingly obedient to his whim–Selene poses a real threat to the Club's order.
Rachel, thinking she's gotten the better on Selene, springs a trap on the witch...
If one perspective on the issue is to compare Rachel and Amara's mutual time displacement, another apt comparison is of Selene and Rachel's mutual status as hunters.
Selene's wickedness points to a darkness Rachel was forced into; and one, perhaps, she could easily choose...