| Synopsis |
More years pass as Scott and Jean raise Nathan Christopher in a future ruled by Apocalypse; When Nate reaches puberty, the techo-organic virus in his system runs out of control and threatens to kill him; Nathan is visited psychically by his "sister," Rachel Summers, who teaches him how to keep the virus in check; With Nate once again healthy, he joins Scott and Jean in an attack on Apocalypse who is trying to transfer his essence into the young body of Stryfe; With a little help from Apocalypse' most trusted soldier, Ch'Vayre, they do just that and Apocalypse is destroyed; With their purpose in the future completed, Scott and Jean start to fade back into their own past; As they go, Jean is visited by the image of Rachel who asks her to once again take up the name of Phoenix in remembrance of her; Scott bids a rapid farewell to his son and plants the initial seed of his future code name, Cable. |