Bringing with me heaven and hell.

Lord Xavier, the ruler of all Earth politely addressed the five as his bodyguards moved strategically behind them. "Why, oh why are you here, Omega? Haven't had enough pain?" And in the blink of any eye, Omega lay on the ground wheezing as he felt his rib cage collapsing. And yet - no one had touched him.

Omega struggled to maintain himself as he watched on. "And you," X addressed Kernel, "the lost one. I'm glad your programming survived after your brain melted down. But I think that I must thank you, for bringing him to me."

Kernel opened his mouth to object, but still no words came out. X laughed at the irony before kicking a hole through his chest. He died with a gasp of shock as blood trickled over his lips and his body fell to the ground.

Then with a look at 5, the robot was devoured by a shower of electrical sparks. To Switch he smiled and said, "well done, good and faithful servant."

It was then that the unnaturally-lit sky went dark as a blue-white light appeared around them. And suddenly standing over Omega was the young woman from my dreams. Xavier gasped and turned to the ghostly form. He was about to speak when the girl held her hand up to him as if ordering him not to speak. She reached her hand down to Omega, who was still struggling to stay conscious through the pain. For a moment he was amused that he could see right through her. But as his hand touched hers, he felt security in its solidness. Somehow the pain that racked his mind and body became irrelevant. And even though he could still feel the spasms causing muscle and nerve damage, he slowly rose to his feet.

X began to order the girl to stop whatever it was she was doing in the name of this and that. He continued to scream only because he knew he could not actually control what was happening. Only when Omega had stood did she finally answer.

"He is the Omega, brother."

Omega began to realize something in shock. This young girl was also a member of the Holy Family. She looked into his eyes, as if probing the depths of his soul.

The ruler of the Earth glared at his sister. "I know he is."

She answered her brother, "then we know what must happen here," still gazing ferociously into Omega's eyes as if looking for something lost long ago.

"It must not be like this," X begged.

"It must," she said as she turned toward Omega and without warning, merged her ethereal form with his body which, glowing crumpled to the ground.