To save mutantkind, the X-Men must save the mutant messiah. But Cable has his own plans, the Marauders are still on the hunt, Mystique is weaving webs, the Purifiers won't stop, Predator X approaches swiftly and Bishop himself has entered the arena. Can the X-Men save their kind and if so, at what cost?

Reading for this episode includes: Uncanny X-Men #493-494, X-Factor #26-27, New X-Men #45-46 & X-Men #206-207.