X-Cutioner's Song #[nn]

In the heart of Central Park, a shocking act of violence upends the X-Men’s world when a figure who looks exactly like Cable coldly assassinates Professor X during a public speech. As the Horsemen unleash chaos, a fractured team of X-Factor and X-Force scrambles to respond—caught between betrayal, confusion, and the rising threat of a false Cable. Amid the turmoil, Charlotte Jones, Trish Tilby, and Lila Cheney find themselves drawn into a crisis that tests loyalty and exposes hidden fractures.

In "Tough Love," X-Factor and X-Force collide in a high-stakes clash of loyalty and ideology, as the two teams are drawn into a volatile conflict after Cable's attack on Professor Xavier. With Scott and Jean taken by the Horsemen and Xavier fighting for his life, the fractured teams must navigate betrayal and old wounds—while the true mastermind behind the chaos remains hidden.

In "Fingers on the Trigger," the mutant world teeters on the edge as Xavier's life hangs in the balance after the techno-organic virus takes hold. With Cable arriving from the future and accused of shooting Xavier, the X-Men and X-Factor race to uncover the truth—only to find themselves caught in a deadly game where X-Force, once hunters, are now the hunted. As the Dark Riders close in and long-buried secrets stir, the line between ally and enemy blurs in a storm of loyalty, betrayal, and desperate choices.

In "Jacklighting," X-Force finds themselves outnumbered and outmaneuvered as they clash with a fractured X-Men—half of whom are fighting alongside them, the other half locked in battle with the Horsemen. With Stryfe holding Jean and Scott captive and Cable preparing for a final stand, the line between ally and enemy blurs in a storm of betrayal and desperate resolve.

In "Familiar Refrain," the fractured X-Force and X-Factor collide in a storm of conflicting loyalties as Cable and Stryfe vanish into the chaos of Apocalypse’s resurgence. With War and Famine stalking the shadows and Zero making a fleeting appearance, the team must navigate betrayal and memory—especially when Havok, Polaris, and Quicksilver find themselves entangled in a past they can’t escape.