Araki betrays Empress Lilandra, K'Tor tortures Professor X, and Darwin stows away on the escaping Shi'ars' jumpship in order to try to free the Professor. Meanwhile, Korvus and the X-Men come up with a strategy to get un-stranded, and set out to find the Starjammers. Also, Rachel and Korvus get closer as a result of their Phoenix-related mind-meld.
Characters: X-Men [Professor X [Charles Xavier]; Polaris [Lorna Dane]; Havok [Alex Summers]; Darwin [Armando Muñoz]; Nightcrawler [Kurt Wagner]; Marvel Girl [Rachel Grey]; Warpath [James Proudstar]]; Korvus; Majestrix Lilandra Neramani; Chancellor Araki; Vice-Chancellor K'Tor
Script: Ed Brubaker
Pencils: Billy Tan
Inks: Danny Miki; Allen Martinez
Colors: Frank D'Armata
Letters: Virtual Calligraphy; Joe Caramagna
