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Warren Worthington III picks up his date, Detective Charlotte Jones, in a limousine and they head to the One World Harmony concert.
The One World Harmony concert is taking place in Central Park. Bishop conveys to Rogue his worries about keeping Professor Xavier safe amongst such an enormous crowd of people. Rogue assures Bishop that the X-Men have been doing what they do long before Bishop arrived. In the backstage area Lila Cheney is talking to Professor Xavier about whether he thinks the crowd are willing to listen to the message of humans and mutants living together in peace.
Twenty yards below the stage, two people are planting a bomb in an attempt to kill the Professor. They regret that others, such as the make-up artist who works for Lila and tipped them off about Xavier appearing at the concert, will die too. Cable shoots and kills them, vowing that he himself will be the one to kill Xavier.
At Harry’s Hideaway, a pub in Salem Center, Cyclops wonders if he’s making the right decision by letting Wolverine stay with the team instead of forcing him to take time off following the death of Mariko Yashida. briefly fantasizes about Psylocke while waiting for Jean at a pub. Meanwhile, Gambit attempts to comfort Storm over her recent breakup with Forge, and the pair end up dancing to the distant sounds of the Cheney concert.
At their temporary New York headquarters, members of X-Factor prepare to watch the Cheney concert on pay per view, however Strong Guy takes off with the TV after Multiple Man hurts his feelings with a comment about Cheney not wanting him back as her personal bodyguard.
Jean confronts Cyclops over his attraction to Psylocke. He successfully reassures her that, while he recognizes that Psylocke is beauty, the only person he's truly attracted to his Jean. Jean admits that her worries are in part due to Storm and Forge's recent breakup. Caliban bursts in on the couple and attacks them. Back at the concert, Cheney introduces Xavier to the audience, but his impassioned speech is met with boos and jeers. Apocalypse's horseman, minus Caliban, attack the concert and Colossus and Iceman battle them. Stryfe shoots Xavier, announcing to the world that he is Cable, and that he has just saved the future. Warren disables his image inducer in order to transform into his Archangel persona and attack Xavier's assailant, however the mutant teleports away. Rogues apologizes for the X-Men convincing Xavier to speak at the concert, but Xavier reassures her that they don't need to apologize to him for being optimists.
Shortly afterward, in the New Mexico desert, X-Force attempt to watch the Cheney concert on a portable computer. However, when they tune in they're shocked to see Trish Tilby reporting on Xavier's possible death at the hands of "Cable."
The One World Harmony concert is taking place in Central Park. Bishop conveys to Rogue his worries about keeping Professor Xavier safe amongst such an enormous crowd of people. Rogue assures Bishop that the X-Men have been doing what they do long before Bishop arrived. In the backstage area Lila Cheney is talking to Professor Xavier about whether he thinks the crowd are willing to listen to the message of humans and mutants living together in peace.
Twenty yards below the stage, two people are planting a bomb in an attempt to kill the Professor. They regret that others, such as the make-up artist who works for Lila and tipped them off about Xavier appearing at the concert, will die too. Cable shoots and kills them, vowing that he himself will be the one to kill Xavier.
At Harry’s Hideaway, a pub in Salem Center, Cyclops wonders if he’s making the right decision by letting Wolverine stay with the team instead of forcing him to take time off following the death of Mariko Yashida. briefly fantasizes about Psylocke while waiting for Jean at a pub. Meanwhile, Gambit attempts to comfort Storm over her recent breakup with Forge, and the pair end up dancing to the distant sounds of the Cheney concert.
At their temporary New York headquarters, members of X-Factor prepare to watch the Cheney concert on pay per view, however Strong Guy takes off with the TV after Multiple Man hurts his feelings with a comment about Cheney not wanting him back as her personal bodyguard.
Jean confronts Cyclops over his attraction to Psylocke. He successfully reassures her that, while he recognizes that Psylocke is beauty, the only person he's truly attracted to his Jean. Jean admits that her worries are in part due to Storm and Forge's recent breakup. Caliban bursts in on the couple and attacks them. Back at the concert, Cheney introduces Xavier to the audience, but his impassioned speech is met with boos and jeers. Apocalypse's horseman, minus Caliban, attack the concert and Colossus and Iceman battle them. Stryfe shoots Xavier, announcing to the world that he is Cable, and that he has just saved the future. Warren disables his image inducer in order to transform into his Archangel persona and attack Xavier's assailant, however the mutant teleports away. Rogues apologizes for the X-Men convincing Xavier to speak at the concert, but Xavier reassures her that they don't need to apologize to him for being optimists.
Shortly afterward, in the New Mexico desert, X-Force attempt to watch the Cheney concert on a portable computer. However, when they tune in they're shocked to see Trish Tilby reporting on Xavier's possible death at the hands of "Cable."
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Source and revision history ↗ · Adapted from Marvel Database contributors, Uncanny X-Men Vol 1 294. Illustrations and reference markup removed; synopsis paragraphs combined. · Content license