Cyber, freed by the Dark Riders, is brought to the headquarters of the Dark Riders in Mid-Egypt. Meanwhile Wolverine returns to Xavier's School. He is willing to train the young X-Men for a while. But while training he suddenly orders them to back off. Nobody knows what is going on but they do as they are said. Even after a full scan of the area there is no sign of an anomaly. One night Jubilee and Skin follow Wolverine to the training area. They watch as he is fighting a forest spirit. Wolverine comes unharmed out of the battle because he was seen as something as a spirit of a forest.