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Summary by Robert Diehl. Thanks!:
Story 1: "The Once and Future Mutant" (Oct. 1990, 45 pages)
Synopsis: Franklin Richards (from 2017's Days of Future Past Timeline) arrives at the ruins of Xavier's mansion. Ahab, alerted to his presence, takes his hounds to capture him.
The New Mutants are working out in the Danger Room when visitors arrive from
the future and attack them. Trying to flee, they are transported to the future
themselves. Doug is shown to have been infected by Warlock and turned into Magus.
Rahne realizes that Franklin has generated all this illusion, and both it and he
are dispelled.
Banshee and the Richards arrive, and all are attacked by Ahab and his robots.
One of the hounds explains that the adult Franklin is a monster, and they were
sent into the past to abduct him as a child. Ahab kills the blabbermouth.
Franklin 2017 constructs another Rachel in the Museum of Natural History. When
Sentinels attack, they ignore them, but the New Mutants, Banshee, and the
Richards defend them. Franklin finally realizes he is under attack and destroys
Sentinels and hounds alike.
Adult Franklin confronts young Franklin, tells him his powers are bad, and
removes them. This, however, means he will be unable to stop the future
Sentinels, so Reed pleads with him to restore the powers, but since both
Franklins locked them away, they cannot be restored.
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In the graveyard, the ghost of Doug Ramsey is sad that he is dead. Other ghosts tell him to get over it. Rahne visits, lays flowers on the grave, and asks Doug's permission to love Rictor. Vandals start spray painting the tombstones and attack Rahne. She shifts to wolf-form and nearly kills one, but since animals can sense ghosts, Doug is able to call her off. He tells her it's okay for her to love someone else.
NOTE: a possible future team picture follows: Rictor, Boom Boom, Cable, Wolfsbane, Magma (?), Magik (?), Sunspot, Cannonball, Warlock, Shatterstar
NOTE: a pinup of Cable follows.