The island was peaceful, yet deserted. It lay in ruins from the battle that had raged more than six months ago; debris from cars and even the San Francisco bridge laid around in heaps. Suddenly, the ground trembled as something broke through it. The being that came up was demonish. He looked like a monster from one of those horror movies, and he had teeth that gleamed in the moonlight at night. He looked around and touched a piece of debris. Flashes from the battle appeared in his mind. The phoenix, the being that had awoken him; Magneto, Juggernaut, the Wolverine... finally, he saw his target. The Goddess, he thought.

She was now a full-grown woman, far different far the little child he had once known. And, she was now the leader of his one-time foe's X-men. He knew he would get his hands on her at any cost. Now, all he had to do was find Xavier's school for Gifted Children.