New X-Men Vol 2 23

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	Published
	April, 2006
"Childhood's End pt. 4"
	Writer Craig Kyle; Chris Yost; Penciler Mark Brooks; Paul Pelletier; Inker Jaime Mendoza; Colourist Brian Reber; Tom Chu; Marte Gracia; Letterer Dave Sharpe; Editor Mike Marts;

She picked f o u r Hellions... there's a shocker.

-- Armor

Appearing in "Childhood's End pt. 4"

Featured Characters:

New X-Men (First appearance)
- Dust (Sooraya Qadir) (Joins team)
- Elixir (Josh Foley) (Joins team)
- Hellion (Julian Keller) (Joins team)
- Mercury (Cessily Kincaid) (Joins team)
- Rockslide (Santo Vaccarro) (Joins team)
- Surge (Nori Ashida) (Joins team)
- X-23 (Laura Kinney) (Joins team)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Purifiers
- Rev. William Stryker

Other Characters:

Xavier Institute student body
- Hellions Squad (Disbands)
  - Tag (Brian Cruz) (Leaves team)
- Alpha Squadron (Disbands)
  - Anole (Vic Borkowski)
  - Indra (Paras Gavaskar)
  - Loa (Alani Ryan)
  - Network (Sarah Vale) (Leaves team)
  - Rubber Maid (Andrea Margulies) (Leaves team)
- Corsairs Squad (Disbands)
  - Dryad (Callie Betto) (Leaves team)
  - Quill (Max Jordan)
  - Three-In-One (Stepford Cuckoos)
- Ernst
- Paladins Squad (Disbands)
  - Armor (Hisako Ichiki)
  - Blindfold (Ruth Aldine)
- Chevaliers Squad (Disbands)
  - Bling! (Roxy Washington)
  - Onyxx (Sydney Green)
- Paragons Squad (Disbands)
  - DJ (Mark Sheppard) (Leaves team)
  - Match (Ben Hamill)
  - Pixie (Megan Gwynn)
  - Trance (Hope Abbott)
  - Wolf Cub (Nicholas Gleason)
- Storm's Squad (Disbands)
  - Gentle (Nezhno Abidemi) (First appearance)
- Various other unidentified students

Races and Species:

Locations:

New York
- Westchester County
  - Salem Center
    - Xavier Institute for Higher Learning
    - Morlock Tunnels

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Childhood's End pt. 4"

In a flashback, Stryker is seen approaching Jay Guthrie in a church. He explains that there was an angel present at the death of Julia Cabot, for whom Jay is praying.

In the present, Scott and Emma argue about whether the students are ready for the coming dangers when Jay arrives, bleeding out from where his wings have been amputated. Upon seeing Elixer, Jay panics, afraid Elixer will heal him. Emma takes Elixer away and makes him forget what he's seen.

Emma calls all the students to the danger room, announcing that after a free-for-all the students left standing will train to be X-Men. Emma gives Hellion instructions to take Laura out first and further hinders her by locking her movement.

After the battle, Emma announces that Mercury, Dust, Hellion, Elixer, Rockslide, and Surge are to move on to X-Men training. Scott arrives and points out that Laura also survived and appoints her to the training as well, telling Emma that they'll discuss the unauthorized exercise later. Emma makes Surge team leader, to the Hellion's dismay.

Emma calls an assembly and announces that the remaining depowered students will be boarding a bus to take them someplace safe. After the bus is loaded, Stryker's Purifiers attack, blowing up the bus and the human students aboard.

Trivia

The cover of this issue is an homage to Uncanny X-Men #171.
The New X-Men team is formed.

Links and References

plot summary at uncannyxmen.net

Footnotes

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