Wolverine is lured into the Morlock tunnels by a former lover who is accompanied by a group of cybernetic mercenaries called Reavers. Wolverine discovers this woman he used to love isn't the woman he once knew, as she's gone through the same cybernetic alterations that the Reavers have, and a new moniker, calling herself Lady Deathstrike. She has discovered a long bur...

After being released from an alien spacecraft, a being called the Spirit Drinker starts draining the life force of the people around it, including The Reavers, Lady Deathstrike and Jubilee. Can the X-Men figure out the secret of destroying it before the drained life forces are gone forever?

Professor X's visions leads to his decision to blindly send the team to commandeer a space shuttle on which they are then attacked by Shi'ar agent Erik The Red who has plans to ambush the rebel, Lilandra when she exits a space wormhole. Jean Grey experiences a transformation as the shuttle travels through an energy field.

A psychic probe in the form of a beam of light causes Professor X's to emit a psychic projection of his dark side which then attacks the X-Men. Professor X retreats to Muir Island for rehabilitation but is visited by Lilandra.

Juggernaut and Black Tom Cassidy kidnap Lilandra for Erik The Red but the X-Men track them down. A fight results in a stalemate until Gladiator, guard to the imperial throne, shows up to take Lilandra captive. Phoenix rescues her and vanquishes Gladiator for the meantime.

The X-Men fail to protect the M'Kraan Crystal from intergalactic pirates called Starjammers who plan to sell it to D'Ken as well as to use Cyclops as an assassin. Phoenix transports the X-Men to the crystal but D'Ken succeeds in unlocking it's power.

The X-Men are drawn in to battle against D'Ken within the confines of the world within the M'Kraan Crystal where Phoenix makes a last stand.

Separated from the rest of the X-Men, Storm is encouraged by Sauron to free her inner tempest of energy, awakening Garokk.

Garokk fuses with the island's volcano and the surging planetary force below it.

Archangel has become obsessed with destroying Apocalypse, who he blames for ruining his life.

Jean is beginning to lose control, and the Phoenix begins to brazenly take over at will.

When Mastermind tries to force Phoenix to kill Cyclops, she finally breaks free of the psychic controls on her, leaving the X-Men to fight for themselves.

Jean Grey, now completely part of the Phoenix, returns to her childhood home, overwhelmed by too much emotion and too much power.

Xavier reads Lilandra's mind and challenges her guard to the Duel of Honor that Lilandra cannot refuse for Jean Grey's life.

Iceman, a former X-Man, is caught sneaking into a federal warehouse. He is captured by his former team, but Jubilee tries to help him.

Corsair is on the run from Shi'Ar authorities, who demand that Cyclops turn him over to them.

Juggernaut's life is at risk when someone else uncovers the Ruby of Cyttorak and claims the powers of Juggernaut for himself.

On holiday, Rogue, Gambit and Wolverine must protect Nightcrawler, a demonic-looking but kind-hearted monk, from a misled community.