Messiah CompleX
2007The first new mutant birth since the Scarlet Witch's Decimation triggers a three-way war for the child's fate. The X-Men, Mr. Sinister's Marauders, and the Purifiers all converge on the Alaskan town of Cooperstown, where the baby was born — only to find it already destroyed. As the teams race to locate the child, allegiances shift: Mystique and Gambit serve Sinister, Predator X hunts mutant prey, and Cable emerges with the baby. In the end, Cable takes the child into the future to protect her, Professor Xavier is shot by Bishop (who believes the child will destroy the future), and Cyclops disbands the X-Men. The first chapter of the Messiah Trilogy.
13 core issues, 0 optional tie-ins/crossovers
Chapter 1 — Cooperstown destroyed; the first mutant birth since M-Day; Purifiers and Marauders battle for the baby
Chapter 2 — X-Men track the Marauders; Cyclops sends Wolverine's black-ops team
Chapter 3 — Rictor infiltrates the Purifiers; Layla Miller trapped in the future
Chapter 4 — The New X-Men students defy orders and go after the Purifiers
Chapter 5 — Wolverine's team clashes with Gambit and the Marauders on Muir Island
Chapter 6 — X-Men assault the Marauders' base; Predator X awakens
Chapter 7 — Layla and the mutant camps in Bishop's future
Chapter 8 — New X-Men face Lady Deathstrike and the Reavers
Chapter 9 — Cable revealed as the one who has the baby
Chapter 10 — Cyclops and the X-Men close in; Sinister's true plan revealed
Chapter 11 — X-Factor rejoins the fight; Layla's fate in the future solidified
Chapter 12 — New X-Men make their stand; Predator X attacks
Chapter 13 — Final battle on Muir Island; Cable escapes into the future with the baby; Bishop shoots Xavier; Cyclops disbands the X-Men