The four children that compose Power Pack are awoken
in their parents’ bed by a thunderous storm, only to discover that their
parents have no idea who they are! They insist they have no children, and the
kids run to what used to be their rooms, only to find them empty! The couple
discuss what to do about this, when the kids vanish under cover of a smoke
cloud courtesy of Jack. They knock on their superintendent’s door, only to
discover that he has no idea who they are either. They run for it and Katie
blasts their way out of the building. The police are soon notified and begin to
search for the kids while they hide in an alley, unsure what to do. Cold and
scared in the thunderstorm, they suddenly think to materialize their costumes
in order to stay warm. They remember that they met someone who could manipulate
memories during their recent run-in with the Morlocks (from Power Pack #11-12)
and decide that’s as good a place as any to look for answers.
Power Pack head down into the sewers and are
immediately captured by a group of Morlocks. Only the youngest sibling, Katie,
is able to escape but not before the Morlock called Masque messes with her
face, changing her appearance. Katie runs for it and is soon found in the
subway by a police officer. Unfortunately, Katie accidentally ends up blasting
the cop when he comes near. Meanwhile, at Xavier’s School, Kitty Pryde catches
the news report about Katie and recognizes Masque’s handiwork, intuiting what
must have happened. Later, Kitty sneaks into the hospital where Katie is being
held and phases her down through the floor where Rogue, Rachel, and Wolverine
are waiting. Rachel links everyone’s minds so that everyone can see what
happened via Katie’s memories. They discover that the Morlocks captured Power
Pack just as they had recently, once again trying to force them to be the new
kids of the Morlock Annalee, who had recently lost hers.
The X-Men, along with Katie, head down into the
Morlock tunnels and quickly discover rooms set up just like the Power kids’.
They’re soon found by the Morlocks and discover the other Power siblings have
been duped into believing they’re really Annalee’s kids. The X-Men fight back
against the Morlocks, until Rogue is grabbed by Leech, resulting in an odd
effect. Her power to absorb other’s abilities knocks Leech out as per usual,
but his power to negate the powers of those around him also causes Rogue to lose
hers! This doesn’t slow her down, and she continues to fight back against the
Morlocks in impressive fashion. Meanwhile, Kitty heads after the kids, leaving
Wolverine behind to deal with the Morlocks his way. Kitty finds Annalee trying
to convince Katie to have her memories changed, and asks her if this is what er
actual kids would have wanted. She breaks down and Callisto finally arrives to
put a stop to everything. Later, everything with Power Pack is put back to
normal and Callisto orders them off limits. The kids, especially Katie, decide
to forgive Annalee, realizing she was only trying to deal with the grief of
losing her own kids, and promise to visit. Rachel then suddenly receives a
mental alert from the mansion, claiming they’re gravely needed! Only, the alert
isn’t coming from Professor Xavier, it’s coming from Magneto! To be continued!