This issue was lousy. I can't even remember what was happening. All I remember is that Lady Mastermind uses an illusion to get some guys to reveal who somebody is, who has been cutting and splicing mutant genes. I think the guy behind it was a former X-Men villain, but I've already forgotten the name.
Not a very good issue.
What's that? Please McCheese, write a detailed synopsis and review so that people have more info than you didn't like it. Why sure Proj, I'd be delighted to.
We open with Pan talking to two chicks. He tells them that the data stolen will lead the X-Men to one of their American operatives and he's sure one of them will spill the beans and lead the X-Men to them. Which is the plan.
Cut to a chick beating a guy in a drinking game. She says that she learned it from someone named Goynes. When his friends unwittingly finger him she reveals that she is Lady Mastermind and attacks, but is delayed by his friends. Outside Rogue, Karima, and Iceman are waiting and they catch him.
Back at the mansion Cable is fixing up the Conquistador with Sam, while Cyke tries to get a straight answer on why exactly they need to leave. Cable tells him he doesn't know as he isn't calling the shots. Sam uses this chance to remind readers that his brother is dead, so he doesn't want to stick around the place he died.
Cut back to Rogue's team. After a lot of chatter Rogue leaches the info out of Goynes. She finds out Pan is Richard Palance an old friend of Prof X. She also discovered a way to get to Pan's lab, something called the Sea Eagle. They leave, but not before Mastermind leaves some nasty dreams in Goynes head for cutting her up.
Back at the mansion Sam, Cable, Cyke and Emma listen to Beast tell them that the walking corpse from like 6 issues ago (is this subplot ever going anywhere?) was long dead and something was in his brain and now it's gone.
Elsewhere, two guards talk about setting a building on fire. Until one of them kicks the crap out of the other. It's Mystique. Rogue and the others move in and easily subdue the bad guys. Mystique says it was too easy, Rogue says that's the way it should be. Lady Mastermind kicks a helpless scientist. Rogue lectures her and leaves with a threat to make her get naked. Not exactly the most ominous threat ever. Unless of course you're in prison, but that's a whole different thing. Maybe. Did Rogue switch teams after Gambit? Anyway, the place is soaked in kerosene. While they search Mystique and Iceman discuss which light he looks best in and Karima and Rogue find a teleport gate. Rogue freaks out because it Mystique called it, this is a trap. Three blood mansters(?), I don't know their gooey and red, anywho three of these things come through the gate and inform Rogue that she can't use her fire powers or she'll burn the place down around her. She says she doesn't need them. Turns out she does as she is easily captured. They go back through the teleporter and escape before the rest of the X-Men arrive. On the other side Rogue is greeted by Pan who tries to look creepy as he tells her that Pan is short for pandemic. And here I was hoping he was named after the friendly half goat boy.
2.5/5 - Not the best issue, but hopefully the stuff they set up will be good.
