Messiah Complex - Week 4 Rundown

It's been a couple weeks since we took a look at Messiah Complex, so let's take a look at what's gone down. SPOILER ALERT - this will be covering New X-Men #44, which just came out yesterday. You have been warned.

THE GIST
Wolfsbane fakes an attack on the Purifiers, allowing Rictor to infiltrate the group. Madrox and Layla Miller go to Dallas to meet Forge, who tells them that after the new mutant was born, two alternate futures appeared in his sensors. He has Madrox create two dupes and sends them into the future, but Layla jumps on to accompany the second, with apparently no way back. The prime Madrox loses conciousness. Wolverine's squad confronts Amelia Voght, who leads them to the Marauders' Antarctic base, which they attack.

80 years into a possible future, Layla and the Madrox duplicate find a world seemingly without mutants, but quickly learn that all have been herded into "relocation" camps.

The New X-Men confront Cyclops on wanting to assist, but he tells them not to jump the gun. When they discover that the Purifiers are involved, Surge decides to attack, joined by her team, save Prodigy, Dust and Elixir. Armor also accompanies. Both Rictor and the New X-Men discover that the Purifiers do not have the baby, but learn that Lady Deathstrike has joined them - and skewers Hellion through the chest.

THE CASUALTY LIST (new casualties italicized)
Hellion (New X-Men) - Injured, possibly killed
Madrox (X-Factor) - Comatose
Blockbuster (Marauders) - Killed
Prism (Marauders) - Killed